Gram sabha at Cansaulim disrupted by Aboobakr's rowdies and anti social elements; Dr Marconi Correia roughed up and manhandled It’s shocking to see how the Builders-Politicians-Government Machinery nexus are getting blatantly virulent, anti-people and openly collusive in their strategy to push their agenda through even of it means attacking our villagers openly at Gram Sabha meetings. The latest reports in newspapers of what transpired at yesterday’s Gram Sabha meeting in Cansaulim is an indication of what lengths this evil nexus will go through to push their nefarious scheming trough.
Sunday’s gram sabha of the village panchayat of Cansaulim Arrossim Cuelim was abrubtly adjourned after a mob of unruly supporters of a builder and some elected panches including Martha Saldanha disrupted the meeting by attacking and intimidating the villagers.
The brave villagers of Cansaulim who have been dealing with this evil nexus have over the last year been dealing with threats, intimidation and immense hardships as Aboobakr Shaikh has literally unleashed a reign of terror with the political patronage that he enjoys from MLA Mauvin Godinho. Mauvin Godinho’s cousin Builder Aggie Alcacoas of Queeny Realty Estate is actually the one promoting the Gonsalves-Dias Gate and the Queeny Meadows project in Cansaulim. No one is being spared includuing the old and the helpless like InacXavier Fernandes or Father Randall Barretto and now even The Gram Sabha members including Dr. Marconi Correia are being targeted openly!
How can the Government machinery, funds and backing so openly be used by Mauvin Godinho who at a meeting held earlier this year warned the villagers of Cansaulim that Aboobakr Shaikh was his friend and the villagers should not oppose the development that Abbobakr has planned for the village of Cansaulim? In order to circumvent the High Court’s recent declaration that no licences be granted for new construction without proper infrastructure for treating garbage, MLA Godinho has shamelessly demanded that 100,000 square metres of scarce land be made available to him in his Constituency to treat garbage from 6 villages including Cansaulim! It only exposes the lengths that he will go to benefit his builder friends and cousins.
The so-called builder Aboobakr Shaikh alias Babloo has unleashed terror on the villagers of Cansaulim. At the recent July 30th meeting that the Cansaulim villagers held along with the GBA, Dr Marconi Corriea, Sheela Gracias (daughter of the ex-SP) and others exposed this evil nexus and the Cansaulim Villagers Committee was formed to thwart these destructive forces from going about their nefarious plans to destroy the village. This has resulted in this evil nexus that is operating ready to go to any lengths to push their mega-projects through.
Please voice your support for these brave villagers in Cansaulim who have stood up to oppose this evil Builders-Politicians-Government Machinery nexus that seeks to destroy their beautiful village. The MLA of Cortalim Constituency under whose backing Aboobakr Shaikh has unleashed a reign of terror and not stopping at anything even using goons to attack the Villagers at the Gram Sabha needs to give an explanation for his actions in this whole affair.
Villagers of Cansaulim are simply shocked at the face of the mob and goondasim which has infiltrated their peaceful village. They were heard commenting that the new faces at the Gram sabha were hired goons brought in by the builder and the elected panchayat members to thwart the democratic process in the village by stifling the sane voice of the people by the sheer use of brute muscle power. This is unlawful and a murder of democracy! The authorities in charge of Panchayat affairs in Goa need to probe into this unlawful act and put a stop to it. Day after day we see the same story unfolding in all our villages of Goa where the politicians working with the Builders are all out to destroy our villages! Does the Government of Goa care to heed the voices of it’s people? We need to stand united to flight this evil nexus and expse it for what it is.
To the brave villagers of Cansaulim we are with you in your struggle.
Please voice your support for the Cansaulikars and condemn the builder-politician-Government Machinery nexus!
Roger D'Souza.
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