Govt. Continues to Suppress Romi Konkani Supporters: Minorities condemned GKA"s Appointments
The latest appointment of Mr. N. Shivdas as the chairman of the Goa Konkani Academy has once again proved that the post of the Chairman has fixed fixed only for the members of a particular community. The continued appointment of a chairman for the seventh time in a row from a certain section of the societies has broken all the past records of govt. run organizations in Goa. This is nothing but the systematic suppression of the minorities. The names of the past chairman are on record of the last twenty years or more. The people who had sacrificed so much during the language agitations in the period during 1986 and 1987 have been sidelined and isolated by the govt. in power for the best reason known to them. It was expected that this time at least a Romi Konkani activists/leader will be appointed as the chairman of the Goa Konkani Academy to give equal representation for all the sections of the societies as far as the top post is concerned. The govt.'s role in the whole episode needs to be double checked by all the true Konkani and secular people of Goa. It openly reflects some hidden agenda from some quarters those are hell bent on diluting Goan Identity in the name of Devnagiri Konkani. The promotions of Devanagiri Konkani by Goa Konkani Academy in Educational and govt. institutions after the official language bill was passed in the last twenty years speak the truth. The introduction of devanagiri Konkani in the Diocesan run schools had created hundreds of drop outs resulting in unemployment and degrading the moral values of our societies. It is high time the Govt. and devanagiri lobby lead by few Saraswats understand the seriousness of Konkani language which indirectly helps the people of other states to take the strong roots in Goa putting the ethnic Goans into trouble. If our Identity is lost then everything will be lost. The zero percent progress of Konkani in last 22 years is an eye opener it did not help Konkani neither brought Konkani speaking people together. The division gap have already been widen amongst the communities to help the saffronites. We expect the present govt. is in better position to solve the language issue once and for all only if they distance themselves from the Devnagiri fanatics. The recent outburst by some leaders of the Konkani Bhaxa Mandal, and Ashmitai Prathistan criticizing Fr. Pratap Naik and PWD minister shri Churchill Alemao for supporting Romi Konkani at the first Romi Lipi Sahitya and Sonsvkruti sommelon is nothing as they cannot swallow the true facts those were exposed at the sommelan by the speakers. These Devnagiri leaders have no right to criticize Fr. Pratap and minister Churchill Alemao as they have failed miserably to promote and develop Konkani language in the last twenty two years. Floriano Fernandes. President - GKBSKSK.
