When the dead raise their voices...

 When the dead raise their voice...

It's Goa's environment Ministry that is facilitating take over of paddy fields of Divar Island for Mangroves cultivation. It has called for inspection of site on 28 August 2024 at 11.00 am.

Environment Ministry of BJP government in Goa is headed by Alexio Sequira who never got elected as BJP MLA. He is in BJP thanks to horse trading after getting elected as Congress MLA from Nuvem. The process is essentially fraud and betrayal of open public trust. He has sold his soul and he can sell anything else, Divar, Vanxim, St. Estevam, Chorao and even whole of Goa!

Same is the case with Cumbharjua MLA Rajesh Faldesai. He was elected as Congress MLA and sold himself to BJP. He can sell anything and everyone. He has given enough donations to churches and chapels, temples and clubs. He can cut hands of Old Goa Panch and he can cheat Ambar Timblo. This monster canaflouges well as Philanteopist. He give ten thousand and robs ten crores. No one can beat him for he is the best and the brave!

And who funded BJP to buy MLAS in dozens? Surely there is no rocket science involved. Corporates into real estates who financed Divar Bonderam can certainly be counted in for this nefarious act to ruin Goa.

Carefully look at the Mangroves trajectory indicates certain pattern: stop paddy cultivation. Allow Mangroves to grow in. Then put debris on top of the Mangroves. Then use the reclaimed land for real estate purpose. This is the case of Mangroves around Panjim, Santa Cruz, Merces and Taleigao.

Mangroves that grew in Paddy fields at Chorao Island in Mandovi river were taken over by Forest department and declared Salim Ali Wild life Sanctuary.

In both the cases agriculture suffered; creating the dangerous situation of food insecurity.

The instance of Mangroves in Vanxim Island in Mandovi too needs attention. Major portion of the island consists of paddy fields. In 1990s these khazan land embankment were deliberately opened up by few unscrupulous elements flooding paddy fields and starting prawns farming. The project failed. And so paddy fields failed. Office of Goa Archbishop sold the paddy fields and embankment of Khazan lands of area over 5 lakh square meters to Mahendra Gaunekar. Food insecurity abounds. From food surplus island it turned into food deficient after paddy cultivation was disrupted.

Litigations were started by Mahendra Gaunekar against Vanxim tenants. Negative declarations were forced upon saying that they never cultivated the paddy fields and their names are entered on land records of revenue department by mistake. The names were deleted. Mahendra Gaunekar's name was entered in. After few years Mahendra Gaunekar executed sale deed and Ozone Leisure Private Limited entered in land records. Few however refused to give in. Maggie Silveira fought valiantly. Today she rests in grave at Vanxim cementry. Her voice thunders even today for the voice of the dead one shall rise, Vanxim ancestors will awake. Vanxim protector is in rage. This time it's Pramod Sawant, Rajesh Faldesai, and all those who played mischief at the St. Mathias Panchayat asking for the bridge to be conduit for corporate expansion.

Vanxim is attempted to be looted over 25 years right from 1998. The bridge proposed is not for the love Vanxim people. It's for the benefit of the corporate who has taken over Vanxim paddy fields thanks to corruption in the office of the Goa Archbishop. Until Vanxim lands are taken back from the corporate control and ownership people of Vanxim are not safe. 

Virus of corruption has originated at Altinho, Panjim where this office is located and has spread rapidly everywhere else too. This virus of corruption shall be combated tooth and nail.

The spirit and legacy of combat that Maggie has left for us will pick up the torn flag even in rags and march against monsters on their face.

It's no longer issue of Vanxim. Corporate assaults are planned additionally on Divar, Malar, St. Estevam, Cumbharjua. There are corporates lined up: Third eye vision, Rajdeep builders, Vianaar and more. 

Let's all move as single fist, formidable team. Time to tame all the corporate beasts preying our islands.

Let's not allow BJP-corporate gangs to snatch away our land. Our Peace.

Let's move step by step, in style.

The battle is not just about our islands. It's battle about Goa. Betrayal of Goa's leadership in 1961 in accepting decision of Soviet Veto power exercised over Goa on 18 December 1961 is the culprit. It is for thus reason today Facebook is full of lust and greedy video advertisement ro sell Goa's land to wealthy buyers from outside Goa.

It is urgent that we push hard for inclusion of Goa Veto day 18 December on the table of discussion to forge future full of hope for Goa of tomorrow, combat corporate combat lasting for our land.

Information has just trikled in that Colva Church lands too are our for sale. We need to protest. And we need to protest against Soviet Veto on Goa that put Goa for sale after brainwashing everyone as Liberation. How long truth will remain buried under the carpet?