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Hi Goanettors,
I am in favour of Karwar district and even south Kanara, merging with Goa
State; as this will put an end to Mrathi, Siv Sena and MGP tyes hegemony in
Goa. Viva Goa. Viva Greater Goa!
--- On Fri, 17/12/10, rajendra kakodkar <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dear goanetters,
>
> Do majority Karwaris want to merge with Goa? This is
> important if a opinion poll is held there.
>
> Is Karwaris relocating themselves in Goa a valid reason for
> merger? What about Biharis, Oriya and Sawantwadi guys?
>
> Karwar is HQ of Uttar Kannad district. Does the logic of
> merger that applies to Karwar also holds good for Uttar
> Kannad? What if entire UK wants to merge with Goa? Post such
> merger, what would the merged entity be named? Goa or Uttar
> Kannad, a bigger part?
>
> What if some parts of Sawantwadi also want to merge with
> Goa?
>
> And where should the movement of merger originate and be
> fought? Goa or Karwar?
>
> Rajendra
> In response to:
>
> Churchill roots strongly for Greater Goa
>
> HERALD REPORTER
> MARGAO, DEC 15
> Notwithstanding the row kicked up by his utterances over
> the merger of Karwar with Goa, PWD Minister, Churchill
> Alemao on Wednesday dwelt at length on the issue, even as
> Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat listened attentively as his
> Cabinet colleague rooted strongly for a Greater Goa.
> “I have only put across my suggestion taking account the
> vision of the great Konkani writer and Jnanpith award
> winner, Ravindra Kelekar on greater Goa. I am not bulldozing
> my way with the merger of Karwar and Supa into Goa, but is
> only bringing to light Kelekar’s vision for Goa and Goans
> to decide”, Alemao said, while addressing Margao students
> at the Fatima convent school at the Science Festival II
> organized by the Aquem Baixo Navelim social cultural
> Association.
> “Today, Goa has 14 lakh population, which is increasing
> with 100 births every day. Just imagine the situation in the
> next 60 years if the current population trend continues in
> the future”, he added.
> Saying that Karwar and Supa are Konkani speaking areas, he
> said that besides land, these areas play host to the Kaiga
> nuclear plant and the Sea Bird.
> Alemao raised another moot point on the migration into the
> state from these two areas. “On the one hand, people are
> opposed to merger of these areas into Goa. But, people from
> these areas are settling into the state. Can anyone stop
> these people from coming and settling into Goa”, he
> asked.
> Incidentally, the Chief Minister who shared the dais with
> Alemao, however, preferred not to touch on the sensitive
> issue, which has kicked up a row of sorts in Karnataka and
> the suggestion did not find favour with Goan leaders.
> Alemao was in Karwar last week at a function organized by a
> group at Sadashigad, wherein he was felicitated by the
> locals. In fact, the PWD Minister was given a rousing
> welcome in Karwar, right from the border, with the local
> group welcoming him at five different places with much
> fanfare.
>
>
