May the good Lord help us dear Diana. You make it sound.....very eerily so, that a raj, similar to that of Papa Doc's, may he cinder in hell, Toton Macoutes prevails in Goa....
A worried Chacha... > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:09:04 +0530 > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa's first "Swedish Referendum" > > Many of the older generation will recall the amusing award winning Norman > Jewison comedy “The Russians are coming”. Today in Goa, it is not only the > Russians, but the Israelis, the British, the bouncers, the builders, the > Bollywood brigade, the criminals, scamsters, mobsters and the big moneybags > who have forayed into our beautiful little state and carved out comfortable > kingdoms for themselves, where their writ carries much more weightage than > the law of the land. Bouncers rule the streets, even killing and maiming > innocents as they impose their will. Builders allegedly build in total > violation of requirements, easily obtaining their licences from a lethargic > administration who do not even bother to check the realities on the ground. > Tourists and other outsiders allegedly abduct locals or contravene traffic > and other laws and then openly defy the police. They are even successful in > preventing villagers from enjoying their San Joao traditions in Anjuna > thanks to the local police who fail to arrive when urgently called for. > > Lately, the Chief Minister has mooted a much acclaimed “Swedish referendum” > process for village panchayats to decide issues. But in the light of the > prevailing circumstances in the state, it might make more sense for us to > have the first Swedish referendum to decide if we really need an > administrative machinery at all, since all the interest groups appear to be > functioning as a law unto themselves, totally unhindered by those we have > appointed to protect our rights and enforce our laws. This will certainly > not change the status of the local Goans, who are already a brow beaten and > victimised lot. > > Diana Pinto >
