Bhago!.... Bhago!.... Bhag ja!... (Run! Run! Run away!) was
the scream of the panic stricken three corporate officials on the mid-night of
August 20, 2012 in Vanxim. Three corporate officials were caught moving about in
dark in Vanxim, Divar, Goa at 11.45 pm when the angry yet vigilant villagers
started to chase towards them with powerful torches in hand. The well dressed male
officials wearing strong heavy shoes screamed and ran for cover. They ran some
distance till they reached for their car parked on the narrow road to zoom out
towards ferry and crossed Mandovi river into Divar Island.
This explains the affairs that have unfolded with regard to
the Vanxim project. With the increasing pressure from mulnivasi people of
Vanxim the corporate interest promoted by Bamon Mahendra Gaunekar are pushed to
defensive. It may be recalled that Bamon Gaunekar has filed number cases
against the villagers in deputy collectors court in a bid to recover legal
titles over the Vanxim Island sold to him by Archbishop of Goa Bamon Felipe
Neri Ferrao. This has dragged entire islanders into the deputy collectors’
court in Panjim. The process of litigation is ongoing. This has been sham and
shame for Archbishop too.
In the meanwhile it has come to be known that central
government sanctioned Rs 40 lakhs for the purpose of constructing retaining
wall around survey number 6 and 8 that are water bodies and purchased by
Mahendra Gaunekar for the purpose of handing it over to Ozone group of
companies for the purpose of constructing Hotel, Golf Course, Helipad, Casinos
etc. Villagers have been opposing the project tooth and nail and the project
has run into rough waters. To add to the misery of the corporate and Bamon
Mahendra Gaunekar Sao Mathias Panchayat refused permission for the construction
of the retaining wall. The Panchayat members hotly debated this issue for four
hours on 12 August 2012 during its monthly meeting and retaining wall was
denied permission for construction in Vanxim.
It is worthwhile to note that no one from Vanxim including
the local Panchayat has sent any letter asking for the retaining wall
construction. Central government acted in the interest of the corporate and
Bamon Gaunekar sanctioning of the funds for retaining wall. This happened
because Bamons has absolute control over Central government as well as State
government. It makes no difference as to which party is ruling and which party
is in opposition as bamons have captured all the leading parties in India.
Congress Party is a biggest front of Bamons in India. This is a reason as to
why without taking mulnivasi people into confidence, without the people having
any knowledge about it retaining wall it has been sanctioned by the central
government in Delhi.
Vanxim has proved to be the nightmare for the corporate and the
Bamons, and that’s reason they choose to visit Vanxim at an unearthly hour only
to be repulsed by dark mid-night power generated from hard work for liberation
of mulnivasi people from the bamani onslaught.
At a Gram Sabha meeting of Sao Mathias Panchayat on 22 July
2012 resolution was passed to protect eco-sensitive areas of Vanxim including
Mangroves, Paddy fields, sluice gates, Khazan lands and Mudflat. This
resolution has been another blow for the Bamon Gaunekar as well as corporate
involved. On 24 July 2012 Bamon Bruno Ferrao, employed for this project rushed
to the Sao Panchayat for collecting Gram Sabha minutes. It shows the level of
fright that Bamon Gaunekar has from the mulnivasis of Vanxim.
Last Panchayat elections were disaster for Bamon Gaunekar
too. His candidate lost in Vanxim and Greeta Vaz won the Panchayat elections
following a declared intention in her election manifesto to protect water
bodies at survey number 8. Real representative of the Vanxim people got elected
as against Chamcha manufactured through Poona Pact.
Bharat Mukti Morcha will continue to support struggle of people
of Vanxim and their front Ilha de Vanxim Association as a part of freedom
struggle of Mulnivasi people of India.
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