Maybe that's the main reason for the large Army / Naval presence in Goa ...
Anyone took notice of the prohibitory signs in Bambolim? ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jason Keith Fernandes <[email protected]> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 2 March, 2011 2:01:49 AM > Subject: [Goanet] Political Lessons for Goa from Assam... > > > The editorial points out that the Indian State is only too happy to use > force (as it has in Kashmir, Assam, Punjab, and against the Naxals) to quell > the genuine demands of people wishing greater autonomy of just > socio-political relations with the Union. The Indian Union on the other hand > forces a violent response from dissenting groups, so that it can use its > iron fist to eventually tire the people out. The Goan's remarkable lack of > use of violence then, may in fact have been its blessing in disguise, even > as demands for independence are disguised as demands for recognition of > difference.
