Rico,you just might have a point with regard to literate and/or well educated people being as or more foolish & corrupt as those not....but .....surely there should be some form of decorum, some sort of respect shown when at a meeting - any meeting! ..whether people attending are literate or otherwise!. Even "illiterate" & "poor" people have a sense of decency... cleaning toenails??? at a meeting???
I am sure most of us would feel the same as Alice & Maurice did if we were at that meeting. One does not feel respected if one is shouted down anywhere or not listened to, especially as this meeting was held so that the villagers of Saligao could speak & listen - from what I read, they were not allowed to do either. They have every right to do both. Annette > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:34:06 +0530 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Fwd: [SALIGAONET] Re: Super-fast gram sabha > > > Hi rico > > i totally agree with maurices viewpoints below.. do u even know these > panchs before defending them? i for one am no at all agianst ppl not > doing furthur studies. i myself with my knowledge and manpower are only > 12th pass!!! but still i am something. but no. what we are questioning > is NOT illetracy in the panchayet but totally apathy and selfishness and > lack of understanding and moral values and so much more!!!! even though > i was not around i symathise with alics viewpoints and disagree with yours > > Ashley > > Maurice Britto wrote: > > Sent to Saligao-net > > > > > > > > Rico you can't be serious.....!!! To argue mere semantics when Alice's > > message was one of total frustration is unbelievable. For those of us > > who were there at the Gram Sabha, her message was absolutely on point. > > > > Everything that was brought up or suggested was dismissed by the > > Panchayatt. It was a total charade. Nothing was resolved, every question > > that was put forth by the members were either dismissed or side tracked. > > Everything that could have been a bone of contention at the meeting, the > > person concerned, was told to come to the Panchayatt office to address. > > When members objected claiming that these issues affected the entire > > village and needed to be resolved at the Gram Sabha, they were shouted > > down. The meeting was wrapped up even before members could hear what had > > been minuted by the secretary. Diego had to actually go to the podium > > and take the book to ensure that there was no manipulation of the minutes. > > > > I am quite sure you would have felt the same level of frustration we did > > with the complete disregard to the purpose and procedure of the Gram Sabha. > > > > Regards, > > > > Maurice > > > > --- On *Thu, 10/8/09, Sanjeev Trivedi /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > > > > From: Sanjeev Trivedi <[email protected]> > > Subject: Fwd: [SALIGAONET] Re: Super-fast gram sabha > > To: "Ashley Delaney" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "Maurice Britto" <[email protected]>, "Keith D'Souza" > > <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 3:10 AM > > > > > > To get a better phonetic version - spell it as BHOLANATH and BHOLA ! > > > > s > > > > > -- > It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a > fast machine slow > > Devine Computers > Abreovaddo, Saligao, Bardez, Goa. > Ph: 2409544 / 9823118321 > Branch: Opp Municipality, Shetye resicom, Shop #3. Bicholim > Ph: 9422448900 / 2361147 > > > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail you. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_3:092010 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
