Corrupt Congress and Police Supporting Miners in Goa
Reference to the article "Quepem tense, priest among 73 held" on Herald dated 13 Nov-09, it's has been very disheartening to note that despite numerous protests and representations over the years the Congress government turns a blind eye to the suffering and the anxieties of the large number of people residing in the mining areas. Has the Congress government no concern for the lives and safety of these people ? Most certainly, the scales have been heavily tilted in favour of the miners, and the cause of this tilt is certainly beyond doubt the "Koda fortune" effect. Crores outweighing, the well being of the people of Goa. The police are only too happy to be of service to the miners for their share of the spoils. Every time people protest peacefully, the men in uniform always make their presence felt on the side of the miners by arresting peaceful protesters and using brut force and intimidation and even threaten them with encounter deaths. This surely looks like the law of the jungle here in Goa. There is no action taken against the illegal dumping of mining waste, nor against the diminishing of water bodies as a result of mining, nor against the deforestation that takes place, nor against the destruction of fertile land and fields and above all no action is taken against the miners, when their trucks are involved in accidents, some times even fatal. It is only obvious why the politicians, the police and the bureaucracy are on the sides of the miners rather than the people whom they had sworn to support and protect, while the miners break all laws of decorum with utmost impunity. It is very easy for the police to take action against the Aam Aadmi and arrest them, but when it comes to tackling crime, they do look lost and ill-equipped, for example the swords case, after one and a half year the FIR was registered, it's been more than a month for the bomb case and we haven't heard much about it, the number of theft cases that are going on, on a daily basis, our police don't seem to have any answers to these, but when it come to protecting the interests of the miners, it's efficiency at it's best. 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 ______________________________________________________________________
