Dear Bevinda,
Thanks for putting up my piece on TargetGoa. Much appreciated.
BTW: I heard Savio Lopes saying over and over again. "We, the parents are
asking for a good future for our children.... We are asking for English
Medium"
However, I sincerely feel that these same 'parents' did not think that their
children's future was vested in how Goa is governed, in how our agricultural
fields are built upon and/or inundated with silting mining rejects, our
water tables dried out, our forests mercilessly cut-down, our wild-life
disturbed making them invade our Goan villages and threatening us and our
live-stocks, garbage all over the place, unsanitized markets, no jobs for
Goemkars, mega projects galore, auction sale of government jobs to
outsiders, dilution of electoral rolls with migrant voters to see that these
politicians get elected over and over again thro' this huge vote bank,
replacing actual governance and actual people's representatives with '
elected commission agents' galore, etc etc etc. and therefore never turned
up at the same Azad Maidan for the GRA meet on 15 March, 2011 like they did
for the meet on 21st. March, 2011, even when a kid of 13 years told them
(Prudent/365) over and over again for days together that the future of the
Goan kids was in danger just like the 'calf' they saw in the video clip
being eaten away by LIONS aka Goan Politicians.
Do the Goan parents, Goan schools, Goan teachers think that the future of
Goan their children lies in learning/mastering the English language
alone??? so that their kids may line-up at the gate of the Portuguese
Consulate at Altinho, Panjim, like BEGGARS to get the Portuguese passports
and run away to distant lucrative lands for better prospects????
HOW SAD, INDEED.
I see that it is our GOAN PARENTS, our Goan SCHOOL MANAGEMENTS, our
FENCE-SITTING GOAN INTELLIGENTSIA are the ones who are CRUSHING the future
of their own KIDS.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Bevinda Collaco
To: floriano
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:35 AM
Subject: Re: PTA meet at Azad Maidan - 20,000 plus
uploaded on targetgoa.com
http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-The-huge-English-medium-rally-and-my-reasons-for-Konkani-medium-2073
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:05 PM, floriano <[email protected]> wrote:
Just been back from the Azad Maidan. And I am still numbed with shock to see
the crowds. My estimate is over 20,000.
I would have forgotten about this important PTA meet had it not been for a
quick adjournment of the hearing of my Writ Petition in the HC (CRZ
Violations by three hotels in the Calangute-Baga belt). The announcements
at the Azad Maidan could be heard at Altinho and disturbingly loud too ( as
I saw later that PA -horns were placed in all directions).
I had sense enough to park my vehicle at the Ferry Wharf and walk it out. It
was difficult to get inside the Azad Maidan, but I managed. Took some video
clips and photos. But the rate at which the flow of people was pouring in, I
decided to make a hasty retreat after having heard the full 20 mins. odd
speech by Savio Lopes of the PTA. It was difficult to get out. The
surrounding streets were full to the brim too. There was no chance to get
into cafe real for a quick cup of tea either as the line waiting for the
tables was long.
