George wrote:
Can you (time permitting) state what you believe Special Status should
entail. This will give readers an idea, perhaps a blueprint to consider.
Comment:
I think it is for those who keep advocating for special status that need to
spell out exactly what they mean. I have not raised the bogey of 'Special
Status'.
In fact there was an initiative taken by us in 2008 to develop an
understanding about 'Special Status for Goa' . As usual it was immediately
hijacked by an opportunistic politician. We then had some goans running
around for signatures to be presented by this politician in Delhi. Who knows
what happened?
We are not in the habit of imposing our ideas on others. We have a culture
of developing an understanding through wider consultations. Since goans do
not have the culture of sittting down to discuss and developing an
understanding, they run after something that is thrown to them and get
exploited.
If there are sincere, non-political party biased goans who would like to
discuss the issue and arrive at an understanding we are always open.
-Soter
