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Hello Nisser,
Your article is well received. In the absence of what you have said above,
Goa has not seen worthwhile legislations in a long long time.
You must have heard of Goa Su-Raj Party at sometime or the other. It has
come out with its ROAD MAP FOR GOA in 2005 which is the party's permanent
manifesto, though the party was founded in 2000. I am abstracting the
relevant section of the said Road Map (on Bandhs) for your kind information.
Chapter II General Policies [pg. 26]
Item: 12 Bandhs
This Party believes that calling for a 'Bandh' and paralyzing the normal
routine of life cannot be clained as a 'RIGHT' by any one in a democracy or
that it has any role to play in a civilized society. Such bandhs often
serve the purpose of providing the opportunity to the unruly elementsto
intimidade and coerce the public into towing their line even though one may
not agree with the rationale for the 'babdh'. Hence 'bandhs' shall be banned
and those in the leadership responsible for calling for such bands shall be
dealt with under the law.
Pls note: 'shall be dealt with under the law' meaning their backs will be
broken.
cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
[constitution and Road Map available on home page for download]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nisser Dias" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "JoeGoaUk"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:32 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Article
*By Nisser Dias
18th Feb 2010*
*Strikes – Holding people to ransom.*
And given the fact that our literacy rate is quite low in our cabinet, I
do
not think that our ministers can discuss and arrive at solutions that dog
different fraternities. Our ministers and MLAs or rather the legislators are
more interested in doing the duties of the panchayat and zilla members like
constructions of roads, bridges and drains or inaugurals of bus stands,
transformers and toilets or seeing their names on foundation stones instead
of legislating.
Hence till the government seriously starts applying its mind in putting its
house in order through proper legislations, administration and applications
of law, the common man will be at the receiving end of strikes and bandhs
called by teachers, bankers, doctors and even vegetable vendors and truck
drivers.
*Send your comments/reactions to [email protected] or SMS 9422437029)*
Thanks and Regards
Nisser
