Dears,
Soter's obvious reference seems to be to Mr. K. Kalanand Mani of the Peaceful
Society, Madkai-Ponda. He has done a lot of good work, though not always in the
way I would like to see it done ... including the association with GMAS or GPA
through Soter but with PS consent. The world does not march to the beat of just
one drum.
It would be difficult to find fault with Soter on the analysis of Oscar, a
person I have strongly defended [including on Goanet] in the past for the sake
of the GBA. Signing the INTERIM REPORT of the Task Force on RPG on 03 May,
2008, without reporting to the GBA as resolved on 14 and 31 March, 2008, was
bad enough. Going to the Press against the GBA immediately after his return
from a private holiday in Europe, was worse. One would think he was smarter for
the experience after he apologised on the 04 June for the insanity of 28 May,
2008 ..... only to do it again on 01 August, 2008. Anyway, that is history.
The work on hand for the PEOPLE OF GOA is to get the GOA TOWN & COUNTRY
PLANNING [AMENDMENT] ACT, 2008 that amends Section 16 and 16 A of Goa TCP Act,
1974 to exclude government projects [Film City, Football Academy, Sports City,
Mopa Airport, GTDC Hotels, IDC Estates, School Complexes with hotels and
residential blocks, Central University with Convention Centre,Marinas, Minor
Ports, etc] REPEALED in the monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly
beginning 18 August and ending on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. The GBA
continues to inspire and lead the people of Goa. while mourning the loss of an
Oscar, the GBA did do a presentation on the TCP Act, 2008 on the very next day,
02 august, 2008. It also held a meeting to chart the path ahead. As Lawrence of
Arabia said, "There are no rest houses in a revolution." Goa is experiencing a
people's revolution, nothing less.
Visit www.savegoa.com to see the presentation that was made to the Press and
the Public on 02 August, 2008, at Panaji under Sabina martins, Co-convener of
GBA for North Goa. This will be repeated in Margao shortly under the leadership
of Shridhar Kamat, Co-Convener of GBA for South Goa with the assistance of the
Salcete Taluka Coordinators Serafino Cotta and Dilip Prabhudesai, as dedided at
the GBA meeting of 28 July, 2008, attended till the end by its Convener for the
last time before his sudden resignation as Convener [NOT as member of the 'Core
Group' of GBA that meets every month, or more often as needed].
Mog asundi.
Miguel
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Soter writes:
>Did GBA have this leadership is the question? or Was GBA's leadership a
>>cultivation of the media and power brokers?
But history will note that it was the GBA which gave the first strike, and
showed that it is possible to shake the mighty.
Whatever happened to the GPA ?????
I know Sabina Martins from my college days. Same with Patricia Pinto.
The nice thing about the GBA is that it works on consensus. As such,
there is bound to be conflict.
It is time to give responses to the Regional Plan document. Is anyone willing
to plunge into the document and study it and give appropriate responses or will
we only get into a downward spiral and destroy Goa?
regards,
Samir
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