Selma, It looks like a certain "r" wants to do your job for you or feels he could do an even better job than you. :) The way he's been going on he's all out to prove it's my way or the highway".
He has been trying to bad mouth and cast muck on Dr. Oscar Rebello and it's very evident what his motive is. Perhaps he is worried that Dr. Oscar may truly contest from the Panjim constitutency and r's namesake may get a trouncing of his lifetime. As the saying goes there's always a method to people's madness and motives. Or is it sheer jealousy? Dr. Oscar Rebello we are behind you and we need more Goans like you. I've attached Dr. Rebello's response in the Herald Dec 30th to the canards that are flying from certain quarters. *The options before GBA Dr Oscar Rebello, Panjim * I need to clarify the allegations made against me in letters by one Soter D’Sousa (‘The drums of folly’, Herald, 26 Dec) and Rajan Parrikar (‘Cabal’s footsie dances’, Herald, 29 Dec) in response to my article ‘The Drums of War’ (OPionionatEd, Herald, 23 Dec). When I was the convenor of the Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA), a Congress-NCP government was put in place by the voters of Goa and not by us. We had three options before us with regard to RP2021. The first option was to get onto the Task Force when invited, and ensure that the GBA agenda with regard to the environment and sensible planning was incorporated into RP2021, along with our fellow members Edgar, Charles, Dean, Raul, Datta and Blaise. That we succeeded in doing this was an important mission for us. Its implementation on the ground remains the responsibility of the Government of Goa and Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who has since reneged on his promises and failed to fulfill them. The second option was to either join the opposition parties to oppose this corrupt and venal government – which was impossible, considering the GBA statute dictated that we could not go political. The third option was to get onto the Internet from the comfortable climes of our homes, create a hate campaign against Muslims, outsiders, and foreigners in Goa, and even bay for their blood (incidentally, an act against the very Constitution we quote so often and swear to defend). The third option was preferred by Rajan and Soter. We took the first option and, perhaps, got cheated in the bargain in spite of trying our best. This is only to set the record straight. I will not be responding to the choice abuses that will now inevitably follow. Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:26 AM, Rajan P. Parrikar <[email protected]> wrote: > > To Goanet - > > Let me complete the set of Goanet highlights ignored in Goanet's > 'official' list. > > Goa Bachao Abhiyan - 3 years of deceit (Part 1/2) - > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187272.html > > > Goa Bachao Abhiyan - 3 years of deceit (Part 2/2) - > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187386.html > > > GBA ex-Convener finally admits what I told Goanet long ago - > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187432.html > > > Dr. Oscar's rubbish - > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187599.html > > > GBA cabal's footsie dances (Letter in Herald) - > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187675.html > > > Dr. Oscar Rebello's confession - > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187684.html > > > GBA cabal's footsie dances (Letter in Herald) - > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187691.html > > > Regards, > > > r >
