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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to). Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet. RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Would any of these agitating residents feel the same if this happened to one of their female relatives? Some of the comments passed by the police at the madrassa were uncalled for. Young women obviously are soft targets. Everyone should do their jobs. But they should know their limits. Feeling demoralized is one thing, but not staying within limits is another. HJS is trying to give these incidents a religious orientation. What is their business here? Jen ====================================== Transfer of Vasco police officers kicks up dust HERALD REPORTER VASCO, JAN 3 http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=14917&cid=26 The two police officials who were shunted from the port town in connection with the recent detention of schoolgirls of a Madrassa have now received support from a large number of residents from Vasco. Hundreds of residents from Vasco and surrounding areas gathered outside the Mormugao Deputy Collector’s office on Saturday, where a memorandum was submitted to demand the reinstatement of DySP Deu Banaulikar and PI Harish Madkaikar. The memorandum warns of an agitation by residents of Vasco if the transferred police officials are not brought back to Vasco. Some people also addressed the gathering to express solidarity with the two police officials. “The memorandum has nothing to do with any particular religion, but it is against the government’s decision to transfer DySP Deu Banaulikar and PI Harish Madkaikar,” said an artist, Mahesh Navelkar. Former Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) chairperson Rama Honawarkar said the government’s decision to transfer top police officers would demoralize the police force. “It was a normal and routine operation of police to demand verification details after Mumbai terror attacks and the management of the Madrassa should not have taken the issue so seriously,” added Honawarkar. Prakash Naik and Ulash Pujari claimed that if the management of Madrassa had completed all the necessary formalities and had submitted identify details of the schoolgirls, the problem would have not arisen. Meanwhile, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has deamnded reinstatement of shunted police officers Dy Sp Deu Banaulikar and PI Harish Madkaikar to their earlier posting in Vasco. Addressing a press conference HJS Convenor Jayesh Thali said that the transfers of the two police officers were political motivated. Thali questioned whether it was unlawful to interogate the students.Is the madarassa management not bound by law to provide information demanded by the police within the stipulated time, he asked? Thali claimed that the local minister Jose Philip D’Souza had also protested. Capt (retd) Dattaram Sawant who was also present at the press conference warned of an agitation if the government failed to reinstate the officers within 15 days. Ramesh Naik and Tinaikar also spoke on the occassion. In other development All Goa Congress Pradesh Member Tahir Daud Carol has alleged that a politician is trying to gain mileage by polarizing the society in connection with the recent transfer of the police officials. Without naming the politician in his press note, Carol, who is also the president of the Vasco-based Madrassa, alleged that the politician wanted to give a communal colour to the transfer of DySP Deu Banaulikar and PI Harish Madkaikar. “Religion has nothing to do with failure of the police officers and some politician wants to take political mileage out of whole issue by polarizing the society,” said Carol. “We respect other religions and people from different faiths in Vasco are united. No one should try and disturb this peaceful environment,” said Carol. He alleged that the politician was trying to gain mileage in the issue, in view of the delimitation of the constituencies in Mormugao taluka. ==== Revocation of cops' transfer order demanded NT NETWORK Posted on 2009-01-04 http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=200901048 VASCO- Over 200 people, including women, demonstrated in front of the office of the deputy collector and sub-divisional magistrate, Vasco on Saturday evening to protest against the transfer of two police officials alleging political interference. The people have demanded with the government to revoke the transfer order immediately. The two police officers � deputy superintendent of police, Vasco, Mr Deu Banaulikar and Vasco police inspector, Mr Harish Madkaikar, were transferred following the visit of South Goa MP, Mr Francisco Sardinha to the madrassa and tendering of apology by Mr Banaulikar over the madrassa incident during the meeting held with the leaders of various Jamaats in Vasco. �The state police under the guidance of senior police officials conducted the combing operations and hundreds of people including the migrants who did not have identity cards or those who had failed to submit the verification forms issued by the police, were detained under Section 41 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), but there was no any objection from any quarters,� the speakers said while addressing a public meeting here. The speakers, however, raised the question as to why there was an objection over the picking up of the madrassa students. �The Vasco police did not book the students under any Section and they were brought to the police station as the management of the madrass had failed in providing their antecedents within due date,� they said and further questioned the basis for transferring the police officers. Mr Mahesh Navelkar, a key speaker at the meeting, expressed doubts on whether the police department would be able to take appropriate measures in future. �The people of Vasco may have to resort to demonstrations in a democratic way in case the transfer orders of the police officers are not cancelled,� he observed. Others, who spoke on the occasion were Mr Prakash Naik, Mr Rama Honnavarkar, Mr Ulhas Vichare and Mr Premanand Nanoskar. Among those who were present included former MMC councilor, Mr Anthony D�Souza, businessmen, Mr Rajan Bhosle, Mr Balu Salgaonkar, Mr Babal Gaonkar and others. The people, thereafter, presented a memorandum to Mr Vishwas Satardekar, a lower division clerk, in absence of deputy collector and sub-divisional magistrate, Mormugao. The memorandum would be forwarded to the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, Home Minister, Mr Ravi Naik, Revenue Minister, Mr Jose Philip D�Souza, Mormugao MLA, Mr Milind Naik requesting them to revoke the transfer order of Mr Banaulikar and Mr Madkaikar. ==== Vasco DySP apologises over madrassa incident NT NETWORK Posted on 2008-12-31 http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2008123110 VASCO- The deputy superintendent of police (DySP), Vasco, Mr Deu Banaulikar on Tuesday apologised to the Muslim community leaders over the recent incident of picking up the girl students from a madrassa in Vasco to verify their antecedents. He further assured the Muslim community members that the police would take utmost care in not repeating such a kind of mistake. Mr Banaulikar made this statement at a meeting which was attended by South Goa MP, Mr Francisco Sardinha here in Vasco on Tuesday. All Goa Pradesh Congress Minority Department chairman, Mr Saifullah Khan, All Goa Muslim Jamaat Association president, Mr Mulla Akbar, Mr Shaikh Bashir, Mr Tahir Daud Carol, Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Committee president, Mr Sankalp Amonkar besides other Muslim community leaders were present on the occasion. The South Goa MP was in Vasco on Tuesday to listen to the grievances of the Muslim community and also to enquire into the recent incident wherein the Vasco police had picked up around 90 girl students and teachers of the madrassa located on the second floor of Neogi Mansion. Mr Sardinha appealed to the people all the sections of the society to maintain brotherhood. �We have to be cautious� said Mr Sardinha and further pointed out that the people should be more vigilant in the backdrop of the recent Mumbai terror attacks. �Since terrorists can strike anywhere in the state as well as at any part of the country, people should unite to fight against the terrorism and should not loose the morals,� he observed. === *~Jen Vasco-da-gama, Goa/ Birmingham UK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VascokarsUnited/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IEIGLC/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GoanStudentsAbroad/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GreenGoa/ ======================================================================
