In his well documented article and by providing detailed evidence of the sequence of events, Claude Alvares of Goa Foundation has detailed how a former Sarpanch of Colva Snowkon Gonsalves sought to pervert the flow of justice, in a direct misuse of power and how his illegal hotel built on the sand dunes in Colva nearly escaped High Court demolition orders. Finally justice is being delivered after a long battle over 17 years!
This also brings to mind the classic Cidade de Goa case as well how the Government Machinery went against even the Supreme Court Rulings to ensure that the Demolition was not carried out through it’s special ordinance.
The fact of the matter is that the blatantly open corruption and perverse rot that we see in Goa today is unbelievably shocking and the Government of Goa through it’s Ministers, Panchayat Bodies and Government Machinery holds the moral responsibility and is guilty of misusing it’s powers to protect and these illegalities and violation of the Law of the Land.
Whether it is our Panchayats in our Goan villages, Town and Country Planning Department, Directorate of Panchayats, Forestry Departments, Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) working in tandem at the behest of our Goan Ministers and politicians to protect the interest of the builders, Hotel Lobbies, Mining Lobbies, and get away with illegalities and irregularities there is a total disregard to the spirit of the Law and against the wishes of the People of Goa.
We now see these builders and vested interests openly break the law with the backing of the Panchayats, using goons and criminals to even attack the Gram Sabha members whether it is Colva, Cansaulim, Dabolim or Carmona and if you join the dots it’s obvious that the Ministers are even using the Government Machinery whether the TCP or the Directorate of Panchayats to back these irregularities in these various mega-housing projects.
Kudos to the Goa Foundation and the Colva Consumer and Civic Forum for their determination, grit and due diligience for persevering and exposing the rot and bringing these brazen elements to justice.
Once again the High Court of Bombay at Goa deserves to be commended by all for doing their duty and upholding the Law of the land.
As for these corrupt elements in our Goa Government, the Panchayats and the Government Machinery let this be a warning that the Goan people will not take this forever and that you will be held accountable for your wrong doings. Every day Goans are shocked by the deep rooted corruption and greed that we see and the day is not far when the village groups will rise up to say that “Enough is Enough” and hold you accountable for your actions!
(This is Claude Alvares article on the case of the illegal resort in Colva.)
Well Done Colva Consumer Forum. If Goa is to be put back on the right track, we need honest, civilised people to form 'watchdog' bodies that will bring the corrupt elected representatives to books. We need such bodies in every village. And a request to all Goans working abroad to support such bodies wholeheartedly, both monetarily and morally. Our Goa and Goans have been corrupted to such extent that these same corrupt people are elected time and again. WELL DONE! once again.
ReplyDeleteWELL DONE Senhor CAUDIO ALVARES! You have helped Goa for decades. Well done Colva Consumer and Civic Forum. My best wishes and hope all honest and civilised Goans give you full support.
ReplyDeleteNot all Goans express the way some do that is to look straight into the eye and spill out your thoughts. However, many right thinking individuals may not agree with the facts but, sincerity in today's Goa has a vast dissaproval especially with the present minority that Goans live in as against the corrupt higher up hence, we are forced into - as Roger D'souza's line states. "blatantly open corruption and perverse rot that we see in Goa today" Power rules above all.
ReplyDeleteNowadays the Panchayats are a law to themselves. With the backing of our corrupt politicians anything goes. After all that's how they earn all that money stashed away. Look at the USD 15 Million Dollars stashed away just by one dorji-politician. An investigation into the earnings of the remaining 39 thieves will give us similar if not larger accounts in foreign banks in different countries abroad. That's why they are hand in glove in all these wheelings and dealings in Goa.
ReplyDelete@Naresh... I agree with you. The panchayats are a law unto themselves. They are corrupt and encourage illegal constructions. The deputy director of Panchayats is also the same. There is no law in Goa. Only corruption and bribes rule. So kick out this present Goa government in the next election. Viva Goa.
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