I was not even in 1961, but history tell us Nehru and his Congress Party
are biggest liars of 20th century. 'Special status' is raked time and again
and brought to forefront when elections are around only to be dumped after
election. Why Digu Kaka remembers the dead dream this 15th August 2010.
BTW, what is the significance of 15th August 1947 Independence of India
to Goans which was under Portuguese rule and was not part of India? Should
Goans really be celebrating Independence of India which preached 'Ahimsa' to
the world but 14 years later used military force to occupy Goa?
Agnelo
http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/CM-Nehru-would-have-given-special-status/39894.html
HERALD REPORTER
CM: Nehru would have given special status
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, AUG 14
The current crisis being faced by traditional fishermen community due to
coastal regulations zone (CRZ) would not have cropped up if Goans had to ask
for special status from Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru soon after
liberation, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said on Saturday.
"If we had to ask for a special status, Pandit Nehru would have given
special status for the State of Goa. Unfortunately, we did not think on those
lines and that's why we are facing lots of problem," Kamat said.
The chief minister said that Pandit Nehru was in mood to give whatever
Goans wanted at that time.
"At that time probably if Goans have had to put up certain demands then,
the prime minister would have agreed to it. But we failed to put it up before
him," Kamat said.
Chief Minister was talking at the concluding session of the two-day-long
media workshop on 'Coasts, Coastal Populations and their Concerns' jointly
organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Goa Union of
Journalists (GUJ) at Goa University.
At the briefing, Kamat was justifying why Goa was added in the list of
special consideration in the proposed CRZ 2010 Act.
"When we put up our case for special consideration before Ministry for
Environment and Forest (MoEF) our aim was to protect the rights of traditional
fishing community, who have been staying on the coast for years," he explained.
He believes that CRZ policy should be such which will protect the coast
and at the same time won't deprive the fisherman from their livelihood.
"There has to be total transparency in the regulation.that's what we call
good governance," he added.
"The sentiments of the people need to be taken into confidence, while
taking major steps," he stated.
Kamat admitted that the developmental pressure on the coast is increasing
day-by-day and in the bargain the traditional inhabitants of the coast are
getting targeted.
