Terrorism Rears It's Ugly Head In Goa
I am not at all surprised to see so much cynicism oozing out of people all around, because of the lack of action oriented governance in Goa, Goa that prided itself of being peaceful and tolerant, has seen a spate of horror and violence in Goa in the past few years, as far as I can remember, in my entire life upto the last few years, there were just two movements that shook Goa, the opinion poll and the Konkanni movement, apart form these, Goa has never seen any turmoil but now things have certainly changed, more and more murders, rapes and thefts every day, religious fanatism and bigotry, people up in arms in every corner of Goa, desecration of holy places, kidnapping, we have seen it all, in the past few years and now the one thing that we all fervently prayed not happen on Goan soil, bomb blasts, to our utter dismay, have finally happened. It had been apparent for some time and many had seen it coming as well but our security services and our politicians remained short sighted and failed to stop this sacrilege on our soil. We Goans were lucky that the innocent were spared and the perpetrators themselves became the victims of their own pathetic ideologies and fallacies. I can't help but think, will we be so lucky the next time ? As Goa continues to wallow in abject corruption and unimaginable nepotism along with inapt foresight of our corrupt politicians, Goa is most certainly making it to the top, as the hub for criminal activities, and our politicians enjoying themselves and making hay while Goa is being torn to shreds, least bothered about the status of their electorate nor their domain. As always, we try to pick up the broken pieces at the aftermath of things, but do nothing, absolutely nothing to prevent such incidents, that were seen coming. We all know that, If we leave a carcass of any animal lying around for too long, the stench only gets worse, so the best thing to do is, to either burry or burn the carcass the moment it's noticed, these radical outfits should be dealt with in the same way. The moment they start emanating, any stench of hatred or communalism or involve in acts of violence, they should be taken to task and should not be left around in the open to spread their virus of hatred. It is never difficult to achieve goals as long as one has the heart and will to do it, but unfortunately commitment is a word that cannot be associated with any of our present MLA's and Ministers. Striking moralistic postures is their favourite pass time, which apparently is a poor substitute for apt actions, which further become a ritual bereft of any substance. What Goa needs at this point in time is, Governance at it's best, dealing with the perpetrators and their organization with an iron hand indeed, and a message to the other radical sects that Goa is not a place to mess around with or a playground to display their lunatic and barbaric skills. To further avoid the reoccurrence of such incidents, we should be on our toes and try to nip at the bud, the moment such radicals try to sprout and not wait for them to bloom or spread their ugly branches and tentacles around. We Goan are surely peace loving people but we should make sure that the radicals know, that we will not tolerate anyone and everyone that tries to force Goa and Goans to deviate from our humane principals of communal harmony, peace and tolerance. God Bless Goa. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
