In March 2012, Goans fed up of the earlier corrupt Congress regime gave an opportunity to CM Manohar Parrikar and the BJP to give better Governance to Goa, stop the onslaught by the Goa by various lobbies, improve living conditions/economic opportunities for Goa/Goans, and put in measures to preserve Goa's Land, Culture & Identity.
While it appears that the Governance has got slightly better but overall insignificant to meet even the basic expectations: (1) Promised Regional Plan deliberately delayed, Land Sharks/Builders lobby still violating norms, destroying Goa's environment, cutting hills, Govt bodies like TCP acting like agents of the builders; (2) Govt claims they want to promote agriculture but what’s happening is exactly the opposite, fields for BJP events, acquiring fields for concretisation; (3) Law & Order a serious concern with robberies, un-solved murders, rape of a child in Vasco long un-solved and recently even an MLA was attacked; (4) No time to full fill promises like RP but CM focussing on un-necessary destructive projects like MOPA airport; (5) Major U-Turn on Casino among many other U-Turns; (6) Preference still not given to Goans over jobs/business ventures despite having Goans applying for the same; red tape still discouraging Goan investors from Abroad to invest and assist in developing the state. I strongly believe that successive Goa Governments including the Current Govt via negative policies have and are actually destroying Goa. We have to set the Political Frame work in order and I think the Current Govt focus is mostly on Modi as BJP CM at the Centre, besides encouraging various destructive lobbies for BJP state/national interests. The Govt has failed Goans and now we have to look for as better alternative not only in Goa but also in India. I think we Goans are fooled for about 2 years now and I wonder if the Govt thinks if Goans are gullible and naïve to accept all this nonsense. The BJP is not much different from the Congress, same wine in a different bottle!! Time to get them to remedy their ways immediately or to change them!! -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/