It looks like the church is being used yet again to foment trouble as indicated by the use of the church bells to organize the mob to attack the Panchayat. What the hell (no pun intended) is the Priest responsible for controlling the church quarters doing? It is very clear that the church is colluding with a variety of political figures to get back at Calvert. It has even been alleged that one of the persons leading the riots was a politician who was defeated by Calvert in a prior election.
Perhaps this is the kind of Goan tradition that folks like Arwin are fighting for!! Marlon ----- Original Message ---- From: armstrong augusto vaz <[email protected]> http://oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Colva-villagers-hurl-eggs-on-Calvert-panchas/33126.html HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 4 Tension rent the air in Colva on Thursday after Colva Panch member Calvert Gonsalves, the producer of the Konkani audio CD, Dogui Bodmas, came to attend the Panchayat monthly meeting this morning under heavy police protection. Sarpanch Angela Borges adjourned the meeting after a group of persons disrupted the proceedings by hurling eggs on the Panch members soon after Calvert left the meeting hall. Police in riot gear led by DySP Umesh Gaonkar were deployed in strength near the Panchayat Ghar since morning in anticipation of assembly of large number of people to prevent Calvert from attending today’s meeting. As expected, a crowd assembled near the panchayat and many more poured in after Church bells were rung before the commencement of the meeting. Heated exchanges ensued between DySP Umesh Gaonkar and Elvis Gomes and Mathew Diniz over the large presence of the police and the ringing of Church bells just before Calvert arrived at the scene. At one point, DySP Gaonkar told Elvis to mind his language, even as the latter charged the police for failing to honour the promises made to the villagers on the CD issue.
