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Goa Federation of Mines
Affected People (GOAMAP) strongly condemns repeated Police harassment
by way of arrests of Colamb protestors against mining companies. Latest
arrests of seven people on November 17 2008 is another testimony the
fact that Police is allowing themselves to be used to further the
interest of the mining companies in Goa. The seven people includes Rama
Velip, Motesh Antao, Egyps D’Suza, Dument D’Souza, Shanto Velip, Telu Dias and
Xavier Fernandes. Few
days earlier on November 12 2008 around 86 people were arrested while
protesting against the mining company that operates lease 06/1949
belonging to Hiralal Khodidas. Besides arrests three people were also
beaten up in presence of Police force at the mine site. This
collusion between mining companies and mining mafia had been observed
earlier on October 11 2008 when around eight protestors were beaten up
by goons of the mining industry in the presence of police personnel and
protestors arrested and sent to jail. Before
that there has been on number of instances where in Police were used to
defend the mining companies that are all out to ravage the village
economy in Colamb. The situation is grave in the light of the fact that
in case mining companies are allowed to operate the mining leases then
there is going to be no land left for the village. Out of 1929 hectares
of village land 1510 hectares are covered by mining leases. It is indeed a
tragedy of our times that mining companies and our political leadership is
systematically letting Goa die a fast death by drying up water sources and
ruining of agriculture. GOAMAP demands that Goa government take urgent
notice of the prevailing situation and close down the controversial mine and
cancel its mining lease.
Sebastian RodriguesConvenor
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