It was a treat to watch several well fed and double sized pro-mining protestors
drive into the city with their posh cars and march through the streets of
Panjim with placards and banners appealing to save them from starvation. The
appearance of these protestors gives the impression that they have enough body
mass to starve even for six months. How long will this farce continue?
We all know the hypocrisy and hollowness of the BJP and their faithful
anti-mining disciples that tom-tom around town about their love for Goa. We
cannot forget that elections are round the corner.
So while a miniscule section (portrayed by the media as thousands) cries about
facing starvation due to closure of illegal mines, what about the millions that
choke from dust polution and thirst due to non-availabiltiy of clean drinking
water caused by aggressive and indiscriminate mining?
Can someone's Right to Livelihood deny another's Right to Life?
-Soter
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