“Women are cheaper than liquor in Goa” was what irked a good number of Goans, with respect to the Bollywood movie “Dum Maro Dum” and with some stiff local opposition the director was forced to instill some changes in the derogatory remarks about our Goan women, but now another serious problem has cropped up with regards to the value of life in Goa and it makes me wonder if in fact, life is even cheaper than liquor in Goa.
Roads in Goa have been major contributors to premature deaths and loss of valuable lives through the negligence and apathy of our Miners and Authorities, more often than not the victims are found to be budding youngsters, a few days ago another youngster’s budding life and dreams where shattered by the negligence of the power department, this was not the only incident where the negligence of the authorities
resulted in precious life being wasted prematurely, not too long ago a father son duo were electrocuted and the list could go on and on. Life lost, is lost forever and no matter what is done to compensate the dead person will not come back to life.
Of late the money bags, our Miners have started putting a value to the life of the victim of mining prosperity, I often wonder if they would value their own lives the same. I am not at all shocked to note that a high ranking officer of the law and his deputy performed their dual role of also being the “call on boys” for the mining barons, to perfection. With all their prosperity, it’s sort of becoming a norm to
flash money infront of the poor victim’s dependents in the name of compensation. The speed with which the Miners and their foot soldiers, inspector Tony and his deputy reacted is really amazing, as the lethargy and the apathy of our civil servants for effective action, is well known.
How would the miners and their police friends feel, if someone had to kill their next of kin and pay a compensation of 5 lakhs ? Would it be okay ? With the cost of living hitting the roof, for how long can a family survive and suffice on that amount ? The social status of the victim is irrelevant, what must be made relevant is the fact that life has been wrongfully terminated, all because of the casual attitude of the Miners, Politicians and the Police, if laws were enforced and
enacted the situation would not been appalling, as it is today. Today every politician irrespective of the party has supported illegal and rampant mining which has destroyed our ecology and our environment and brought us to the verge of a catastrophe, all this merely for money and riches.
What action has been taken against the erring miners and the Authorities ? Is it not their responsibility ? The offending Authorities, miners and their henchmen have been let off, without as much as a scratch in the past, which has resulted in a massive movement against mining atrocities on Goans living in hinterland, especially against the tribal community. Now as the mines affected people are gathering enormous and overwhelming support in their fight for survival, the mining barons are pushed against the wall and hence the 5 lakhs compensation at supersonic speed to the victims family and that to through the high ranking civil servants who are forever ready to be of service to the rich and affluent miners.
If a normal Goan is faced with problems the men in uniform will distance themselves as much as possible and infact if the rich and the affluent are involved, more often than not, the victim ends being treated as a criminal, this has been the way of life in Goa for a long time and getting worse by the day. Now with the people’s movement
against rampant and illegal mining activities, the police and the miners think it prudent to outrun and outgun the activists and the agitators with money and muscles power making life in Goa cheaper than liquor.
How many more lives will have to be lost to the erring negligence of our Authorities and miners before we Goans wakeup to find, the one who just lost his budding life, is our very own and accept the check that values the precious life at 5 lakhs, wouldn’t we then feel, that life is cheaper than liquor in Goa ?
Wakeup Goans, our lives are precious and valuable and we have to make sure that the people responsible for negligence, who ever they are, are taken to task and pay dearly so that justice is served.
Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
May 28, 2011
May 21, 2011
IN APPRECIATION OF VERONICA'S ARTICLE.
Dear Veronica,
Enjoyed reading your version of events! It makes much sense, but we may wait for Godot to know the truth.
Dr. Teotónio D'Souza.
2011/5/19 A. Veronica Fernandes
G O A
--No plans in this revolution are written for retreat--
May 19, 2011.
BIN LADEN KILLED OR TAKEN ALIVE TO USA?
In the history of humanity the first person to die and buried was the second son of Adam & Eve. His name was Abel and he was killed by his elder brother Cain. After killing Able, Cain was totally confused not knowing what to do with the dead body of his younger brother Abel. At that moment he saw two crowy type of birds known as Ravens fighting to kill each other. When one of them killed the other, the alive one in its own claws excavated the mud and made a hole, pulled the dead Raven into the excavated hole and buried the dead bird there and covered it with the mud. Seeing this, Cain was enlightened and did exactly for Abel’s dead body as the alive bird Raven did for the dead Raven. Hence, this system of burial came into existence which till today Muslims and Christians are following.....
Enjoyed reading your version of events! It makes much sense, but we may wait for Godot to know the truth.
Dr. Teotónio D'Souza.
2011/5/19 A. Veronica Fernandes
G O A
--No plans in this revolution are written for retreat--
May 19, 2011.
BIN LADEN KILLED OR TAKEN ALIVE TO USA?
In the history of humanity the first person to die and buried was the second son of Adam & Eve. His name was Abel and he was killed by his elder brother Cain. After killing Able, Cain was totally confused not knowing what to do with the dead body of his younger brother Abel. At that moment he saw two crowy type of birds known as Ravens fighting to kill each other. When one of them killed the other, the alive one in its own claws excavated the mud and made a hole, pulled the dead Raven into the excavated hole and buried the dead bird there and covered it with the mud. Seeing this, Cain was enlightened and did exactly for Abel’s dead body as the alive bird Raven did for the dead Raven. Hence, this system of burial came into existence which till today Muslims and Christians are following.....
May 19, 2011
BIN LADEN KILLED OR TAKEN ALIVE TO USA?
In the history of humanity the first person to die and buried was the second son of Adam & Eve. His name was Abel and he was killed by his elder brother Cain. After killing Able, Cain was totally confused not knowing what to do with the dead body of his younger brother Abel. At that moment he saw two crowy type of birds known as Ravens fighting to kill each other. When one of them killed the other, the alive one in its own claws excavated the mud and made a hole, pulled the dead Raven into the excavated hole and buried the dead bird there and covered it with the mud. Seeing this, Cain was enlightened and did exactly for Abel’s dead body as the alive bird Raven did for the dead Raven. Hence, this system of burial came into existence which till today Muslims and Christians are following.
However, there are some exceptions to be followed for the dead persons when they die on board the ship but these exceptions are to be followed only when the person dies on board the ship where there is no possibility for the dead body to be buried on the land. In such a case the dead body can be given the watery burial in the ocean. But was it right on the part of Americans to give watery burial to Bin Laden with the excuses suited to their policy when he was killed on the land in Pakistan? This is the big question to answer and from the events followed the killing of Bin Laden everything seems to be shrouded in mystery. The real secret looks to be kept hidden by the American administration. And where are the bodies of those killed in the compound of Bin Laden and in his house? Where they also consigned to the watery grave or buried on the land and if yes, at what place?
Americans are saying all the religious rites were performed prior to the putting the body of Bin Laden into the sea. Was it filmed to make it transparent for the world? Who were the persons who witnessed this burial and were they neutral persons to give unbiased testimony? It took me a few days just to get over it and my feeling says differently than what the Americans are saying. I for fact knows that America never tells the truth to the world. One example is Afghanistan. Why are they there? They say to get rid of Taliban but the real fact is not that, the real fact is that they are there for their benefit and what is their benefit? It is none other than the MINERALS which exist in AFGHANISTAN and it's worth is $$$ TRILLIONS and they do not want Taliban's hand to reach there. So the real excuse is Taliban for America to be holding up in Afghanistan.
Now coming back to Bin Ladin. It looks to me Americans have not killed Bin Laden but kept him alive since he offered no resistance nor he was armed himself at the time of his alleged killing. When he offered no resistance there was no need to kill him. Alive Bin Laden was more needed for Americans than the dead one. Analysing the whole scenario it looks that the Americans have enacted a nice drama of Bin Laden’s death. I have a strong feeling that Bin Laden was not killed but captured alive and kept in Americans' secret custody where they are extracting all the necessary information from him in the name of captured CD’s and Cassettes. What information Americans get from Bin Laden is falsely said to be from the illusionary CD’s which Americans claimed to have found in Bin Laden’s house. Americans are experts in doctoring the CD’s and creating anything out of nothing to suit and justify their needs.
For me in Bin Ladin scenario America is now sitting on top of the Mount Everest and laughing at the world below. America will get every detail out of Bin Laden, like who was giving him Financial backing and which country? Which leader? Every detail will come out and when it is out most of the countries' leaders will be cursing themselves for supporting Bin Laden monetarily. No organization can run without Funds and here is no exceptions of AL QAEDA, so can you see what I am saying? I have a feeling that Bin Laden was supported financially by most of the heads of states in the Arab Peninsula just to be safe from attacks from AL QAEDA. It is now with Americans how to play with those leaders once the CAT IS OUT FROM THE BAG so here the fun begins and we will watch it. As of now it looks America will give slow death to Al Qaeda organizations and they will hunt them whereever they are, so we might as well see more operations than what they did in Pakistan where during the operation at Bin Laden's place it looks that the Americans drugged the Pakistani Intelligence Service. Otherwise Pakistani Government must have been partner in the crime, of course for a price.
To conclude this article, what we need is a PEACEFUL WORLD TO LIVE IN AND NO KILLINGS.
A. Veronica Fernandes.
Kuwait.
However, there are some exceptions to be followed for the dead persons when they die on board the ship but these exceptions are to be followed only when the person dies on board the ship where there is no possibility for the dead body to be buried on the land. In such a case the dead body can be given the watery burial in the ocean. But was it right on the part of Americans to give watery burial to Bin Laden with the excuses suited to their policy when he was killed on the land in Pakistan? This is the big question to answer and from the events followed the killing of Bin Laden everything seems to be shrouded in mystery. The real secret looks to be kept hidden by the American administration. And where are the bodies of those killed in the compound of Bin Laden and in his house? Where they also consigned to the watery grave or buried on the land and if yes, at what place?
Americans are saying all the religious rites were performed prior to the putting the body of Bin Laden into the sea. Was it filmed to make it transparent for the world? Who were the persons who witnessed this burial and were they neutral persons to give unbiased testimony? It took me a few days just to get over it and my feeling says differently than what the Americans are saying. I for fact knows that America never tells the truth to the world. One example is Afghanistan. Why are they there? They say to get rid of Taliban but the real fact is not that, the real fact is that they are there for their benefit and what is their benefit? It is none other than the MINERALS which exist in AFGHANISTAN and it's worth is $$$ TRILLIONS and they do not want Taliban's hand to reach there. So the real excuse is Taliban for America to be holding up in Afghanistan.
Now coming back to Bin Ladin. It looks to me Americans have not killed Bin Laden but kept him alive since he offered no resistance nor he was armed himself at the time of his alleged killing. When he offered no resistance there was no need to kill him. Alive Bin Laden was more needed for Americans than the dead one. Analysing the whole scenario it looks that the Americans have enacted a nice drama of Bin Laden’s death. I have a strong feeling that Bin Laden was not killed but captured alive and kept in Americans' secret custody where they are extracting all the necessary information from him in the name of captured CD’s and Cassettes. What information Americans get from Bin Laden is falsely said to be from the illusionary CD’s which Americans claimed to have found in Bin Laden’s house. Americans are experts in doctoring the CD’s and creating anything out of nothing to suit and justify their needs.
For me in Bin Ladin scenario America is now sitting on top of the Mount Everest and laughing at the world below. America will get every detail out of Bin Laden, like who was giving him Financial backing and which country? Which leader? Every detail will come out and when it is out most of the countries' leaders will be cursing themselves for supporting Bin Laden monetarily. No organization can run without Funds and here is no exceptions of AL QAEDA, so can you see what I am saying? I have a feeling that Bin Laden was supported financially by most of the heads of states in the Arab Peninsula just to be safe from attacks from AL QAEDA. It is now with Americans how to play with those leaders once the CAT IS OUT FROM THE BAG so here the fun begins and we will watch it. As of now it looks America will give slow death to Al Qaeda organizations and they will hunt them whereever they are, so we might as well see more operations than what they did in Pakistan where during the operation at Bin Laden's place it looks that the Americans drugged the Pakistani Intelligence Service. Otherwise Pakistani Government must have been partner in the crime, of course for a price.
To conclude this article, what we need is a PEACEFUL WORLD TO LIVE IN AND NO KILLINGS.
A. Veronica Fernandes.
Kuwait.
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