It is with amusement that I read that the communists have become lobbyist for the mining industry!
Best regards, U. G. Barad. Mining lobby attacks Goa Governor for ignoring their plight Author: IANS Publisher: Zeenews.com Date: January 30, 2013 URL: http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/mining-lobby-attacks-goa-governor-for-igno ring-their-plight_825905.html The mining lobby on Wednesday attacked Goa Governor Bharat Veer Wanchoo, calling him an "agent" of the Central government and accusing him of being callous to those affected by the ban on iron ore mining in Goa. Lobbyists seeking revocation of the ban on iron ore mining in the state spoke to reporters after Wanchoo "snubbed" the pro-mining lobby protestors who have been camping near the Martyrs' Memorial here for the last two weeks. On Wednesday morning, the Governor and other leading political dignitaries, including Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, arrived at the memorial in the capital to pay their tributes to Goa's freedom fighters. However, the Governor returned to Raj Bhavan without speaking to protestors at the site. "He did not have the courtesy to address us. We have been protesting here for the last two weeks. The Governor is not concerned about the sufferings of the people of his state," Communist Party of India (CPI) state general secretary Cristopher Fonseca told reporters here. Fonseca heads the Goa Mining Affected People's Front, which is protesting the loss of jobs caused by the Supreme Court-imposed mining ban. Fonseca also said that the Goa government was not taking convincing steps to resolve the mining crisis in the state. "It has been four months since the ban has been in place. The government has not given a single convincing argument to the Supreme Court to ensure that the ban is removed," Fonseca said.
