Is it Liberated or Invaded Goa? 19 December 1961 has been considered as a day of Goa's liberation.Looking at the attack on a daring 24 year youth,Nilesh Goankar for fighting to save his village of Cavrem forces me to say,was Goa really liberated or invaded?Few days back,the men in khaki turned out to be goondas for the Cavrem locals and now the same goondas will be investing the attack by the unknown goondas.In today's Goa there are number of Bachao Samitis namely,GBA,GRA,CABS,GXE etc but the interesting question is,Bachao from whom?Is it bachao from the hands of elected people in power?If so,how we can call ourselves as liberated? We belong to a place where there is nothing called as law.This is a place where a bill passed by the elected mafias in Power in more powerful than a Supreme court order.Can the so called law protectors dare to arrest the powerful suspects in the Nilesh attack case?This present government is a part of illegal minning in Goa and they have got the power to use legal as well as illegal means against the people who dare to expose their ugly acts.Only God knows the future of this one time peaceful state of Goa. I remember a Nilesh who sacrificed his precious life to save his village of Kerim during the anti -Nylon 6,6,agitation and now again it is another Nilesh who has been attacked for fighting to save his village from the hands of the mining lobby. Nobody is against mining but everything has got a limit and the limit has been crossed in Goa.We are playing with nature's patience and it is incorrect to do so because when mother nature shows her power,no other power in the world will be able to help us. This present attack on Nilesh Gaonkar reminded me to remember the daring forgotten son of Goa who sacrificed his life during the anti-Nylon 6,6 agitation in Kerim. I take this opportunity to salute the late Nilesh and the Nilesh who at the very young age is all out to save his own village whereas as some of us who call ourselves as historic sold our villages for personal gains. Hope God's law will prevail as I don't trust my Country's law.
Joel Morais P.O.Cuncolim, Bencleamvaddo, Salcette,Goa. mob - 9970561727
