RP2021 should be as People Want It To Be The finalised RP 2021 was flashed like a Christmas Candy before the Goan public, as expected some gulped it down hook, line and sinker, thinking Digu kaka had dropped manna from haven and put up congratulatory messages, like it was the best thing that happened to Goa since the opinion poll.
As days passed and the experts go through the draft, have realized that it was just a sugar coated candy with cyanide inside. This present RP2021 is full of anomalies and in a number of cases new zones have been specified and established which were not included in RP2011 and done so without any consultation. Goans have to scrutinised the present format and expose the governments attempt to hijack the peoples version of the RP. If Digambar Kamat thinks he can force on people whatever he likes, why did we have the lengthy, tedious participatory process ? Where in people were told and promised their views would be adhered to. From where did the new zones come ? What is the point in having a participatory process if it’s not transparent ? Digambar Kamat said that the full and final RP2021 will take a long time, if this process is not implemented immediately then I am sure by the time RP2021 in implemented, the land sharks, builders and miners will milk the cow called Goa dry and leave it dieing. The only option left for us Goans is to ask for a blanket ban on all the so called developmental projects till the RP2021 is finalized, agreed and ready for implementation. Goans have been led astray by Digambar Kamat for too long, We have to act now. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes