When State turns Scam: Curious case of Goa TCP Amendment 2022

 

James Mathew, Chief Town Planner (Administration) & Ex- officio Joint Secretary issued notification on August 29, 2022 - by order and in the name of the Governor of Goa - that is destined not only affect present but also future generations of Goans: provoke and consolidate major demographic destabilization. 

 

In an Official Gazette Series I, No. 21 Government of Goa has issied death warrant to whatever remaining of Goa after being "annexed through conquest" (as observed by Supreme Court of India in Shantilal Gosalia case) in December 1961 under Soviet Union pressure, backing through veto at the United Nations and International management of an illegal conquest of Goa. Evil further strengthens instead of weakening with this notification. In faith I do pray : Thy will be done, you take care of it!

 

It appears from the cited notification that there is even a steering Committee in TCP to intensified this conquest at micro level. The code of this mysterious entity is as follows: 21/1/TCP/(A)/2021/Steering Committee/1377. It is important to find out as to who are the members of this steering committee that has put their ugly sight on Goa.

 

Nevertheless Government of Goa anticipates that people of Goa are going to be affected even negatively and therefore has asked for the objections and suggestions within 30 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette viz 29 August 2022. So 30 days will be completed on September 27, 2022 which is known as World Tourism Day. No wonder Government of Goa intents to hand over huge amount of land to Tourism industry. That is the reason why this notification is published. It's classic case of neo-colonial penetration through tourism pretexts. It's way of taking remaining land out of control of Goans. Its legal dragnet finely weaved.

 

All the Objections and/or suggestions are to be manually handed over to:

 

The Chief Town Planner (Administration)

Town and Country Planning Department, 

2nd Floor, Dempo Tower, 

Patton Plaza, 

Panaji

 

What is proposed for Ammendment called?

Goa Land Development Building Construction (Ammendment) Regulation, 2022.

 

Which Regulation is sought to be Ammended?

Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010

 

So to understand clearly one need to get copy of this 2010 Regulations from some source.

 

There is proposal to massively parcel out Goa's land to Golf Courses, Film Cities, Film Studios, Residential Schools, Yoga Meditation Centres etc.

 

Minimum Land needed to set up Golf Course: 4,00,000 m².

 

Minimum Land needed to set up Film City: 4,00,000 m².

 

Minimum Land needed to set up Film Studio: 1,00,000 m².

 

Minimum Land needed to set up Residential School: 2,00,000 m².

 

Minimum Land needed to set up Agricultural Research Centre/ Development Centre/ Agricultural Educational Institute/ Bio-technology Unit: 2,00,000 m².

 

Minimum Land needed to set up Yoga  meditation centre: 1,00,000 m².

 

Minimum Land needed to set up Open air sports or Religious structure: 20,000 m².

 

Minimum Land needed to contract 500 square meters of Farm House: 10,000 m².

 

Further explanation given:

 

Golf Course, Film city or Film studio to be set up only with approval of the Town and Country Planning Board and the Government. 

 

The second explanation is curiously topographic. It goes as under:

 

"The proposal of the Residential school, or Yoga meditation centre shall be permitted in any zone except Eco-sensitive such as low lying paddy fields, water bodies, kazan lands, flood prone area, land having slope more than 25%, forest land, wild life sanctuaries, and tenants agricultural land."

 

What the above explanation imply?

 

Explanation implies that Golf Courses, Film Cities and Film Studios will be permitted in all the zones including Eco-sensitive such as low lying paddy fields, water bodies, kazan lands, flood prone area, land having slope more than 25%, forest land, wild life sanctuaries, and tenants agricultural land.

 

There detailed note at 6(v) that indicate Golf Course proposals are already toying around the corridors of power. Let's see through:

 

Golf course is given 30% and 30% FAR. Details worked out for Project Report is very instructive:

 

"Project report shall be conceived with the following requirements:

 

Site planning and management,

 

Green and eco-friendly design,

 

Selection of species of landscape, 

 

Water conservation, 

 

Material selection, 

 

Energy efficiency,

 

Operation and maintainable,

 

Installation of Sewage Treatment Plants (STP),

 

Creation of Catchment Areas to ensure that the project is self sufficient in water requirements,

 

Organic/ non-toxic fertilizers to be used,

 

Golf Course should be designed to act as the lungs of the locality."

 

From 1992 Goa has battled out successfully against eight Golf Course projects at Canaguinim, Tiracol, Bambolim, Amthane, Mandrem, Morjim, Vanxim and Arambol.

 

More recent combat against golf course has been in Tiracol and Vanxim. 

 

While Golf Course design is prescribed as lungs of the locality it gives an impression that Ammendment is carried on with love and concern for the planet. This image gets torn apart with Ammendment proposed at 8 (ii) g.

 

Regulation 8 (ii) (g) reads as follows:

 

"All new and renovated non-residential buildings as well as individuals and other residential buildings, co-operative Housing Societies and Colonies managed by Residents Welfare Associations (RWA), with parking demarcated for more than 10 Equivalent Car Spaces ('ECS') shall have atleast 20% of such ECS to be made 'Electric Vehicle Ready' ECS spots with conduits installed or as per the GOA ELECTRIC MOBILITY PROMOTION POLICY - 2021 as ammended from time to time".

 

Electric vehicles of all types runs on batteries. These batteries are made up of rare mineral Ore like Cobalt, Nickel and Lithuim which are dugged out of bowels of the earth though mining. Electric Vehicles are horrible for environment. Goa is an excellent example as to how this Ammendment is meant to destroy Earth and disrupt communities by promoting mining in various parts of the World. This indicate that overall thinking that has gone in conceptualizing these Ammendments are rather warped. Golf Courses is presented as lungs of the locality only as Public Relations exercise to win public legitimacy. If not then Regulations would have pointed out as to how many Golf Players are trained by schools, Colleges and Sports department of the State Government.

 

Golf is an integral part of global sex tourism. Filthy rich from in and out form the ring if exploitation. If Golf Course is installed in Goa then sex trade will take new high. Goa has already attracted ill reputation with Casinos in Mandovi and all the immoral activities that goes on there as pointed out several times by late Dr. Joe D'Souza.

 

With Mopa airport coming through its sustainable needs Golf Courses in Goa. Mopa Airport is being built by crushing down voices of local farmers. It's sustainable needs more land for Golfing. To sustain one wrong several more wrongs are being planned and enforced. This notification therefore is not a stupidity. This is treatment given to Goa as 1961 conquest booty. This will continue as long as Goans will continue to immerse in alcohol, till they accept manipulations by intellectuals, till they don't dare to stand up and retort "I am an intellectual! I too is subject of history! I won't tolerate being kicked around by anyone! I too have conscience! Voice of my conscience is supreme and none can silence it any more. I here and now speak out persistently!" this nasty horror of Goa will continue to flourish unbridled with new intensity.

 

Next important point 12 needs our attention. It puts Goa out rightly for grabs in an outstanding mockery of not only law but also common sense too. Here is how Ammendment of Regulation 24.4 (a) reads:

 

"Regularisation of unauthorized construction having an area of more than 500 m² complying with these regulations and built before 31-12-2020 may be done on recommendation of Town and Country Planning Department or the Planning and Development Authority by verifying that the construction carried out prior to the cut off date i . e 31-12-2020 period of construction based on documents like electricity bills, water supply bill, tax receipts and other evidences. Compounding fee shall be six times the normal license fee for regularization of these structures."

 

As per the dictates of logic if any structures above 500 m² are constructed in unauthorized manner and given electricity connections, water connections, even paid taxes not only these buildings needs to be pulled down like twin towers in Gurgaon few days ago but also all the officials involved in releasing electricity, water connections needs to be identified, chargesheeted, prosecuted, and sent to where they belong: Jail or gallows. 

 

Why this is not happening. It's because Goa is annexed through conquest. Conquering nation believes that it has privilege to decimate and subvert legal system into jungle law, predator-prey relationship. Regulations are ammended like this one to resemble decree of dacoits assembled in the middle of town. Large number of People in Goa are not aware of scary horror that Goa has been reduced to post 1961. This Regulation is more milestone towards Goa's sad demise.

 

This draft Ammendment can also serve as point of resurrection if people of Goa kick out their compromising postures and stand up to the rotten reality to glitter it with words of power and wisdom. This can happen only if we choose to snub. 

 

Sebastian Rodrigues

In support of Margao and Navelim farmers battling for their paddy fields

Goa’s famed Fish, Curry and Rice is purposely being destroyed

Bharat Mukti Morcha expresses deep shock over the State government decision to dump Garbage in Paddy fields under cultivation of rice and vegetables at Aquem, Margao. Around 40 Farmers families are cultivating land actively, and government under police protection has fenced paddy fields all set to dump the Garbage. The cultivators affected are mostly from Tribal community that is known for farming skills from several generations. These farmers along with members of Public have been creating awareness amongst public in order to object the State decision. One of the larger awareness programs of collecting pubic signatures is underway in Margao and Navelim in Salcete. Large numbers of people were seen signing the petition against Garbage dumping proposal located near Margao railway station. Members of the farming community were seen carrying copy of the High Court Order in Public Interest Litigation (WP 45 of 2019) and explaining to Public implications of such a shift in dumping from Sonsodo to Aquem, Margao.

Bharat Mukti Morcha expresses support and solidarity with the protesting famers and their families struggling to save their livelihood based farming. It is not known whether Goa Government or the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has carried/ ordered on any studies to find out known impacts on farming in cases of Garbage dumping. It is also not known whether Goa Government or the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has carried on the studies of Psychological traumas (Solastalgia) that affected families are likely to suffer due to forceful dumping of Garbage in their paddy fields. If these studies are carried on then it is not known if the results are shared with the affected families and in Public domain. If these studies are not carried on they garbage cannot be dumped in paddy fields.

Few months ago Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant was reported in press lamenting that Goa has to depend upon neighboring States for the supply of Food and had called upon people of Goa to take up Agriculture. Why then Goa Chief Minister is not intervening in this matter to stop destruction of agriculture and increase food security of Goa?  Or is it the case that Goa Government is determined to stop cultivation of paddy fields because they are being cultivated by Gawdas, tribal community? Will Goa Government and its various arms respond the same way if the cultivators of paddy fields were Bamons? Are State agencies determined to carry forward program of Cultural genocide of Goa’s tribal people? Few years ago the same paddy fields were under attack by Goa Government for organizing RSS convention for several days. Farmers that time in collaborations with others including Bharat Mukti Morcha fought back protected their paddy fields. Now time has come again for another fight and Bharat Mutki Morcha supports the affected farmers of Margao and Navelim.

Severe pressure is exercised by vested interests including State and Central government agencies to destroy agriculture in Goa. Mining, Real Estate, widening of highways, breaching of bunds like in Vanxim Island, etc has contributed towards  destruction of agriculture in a major way. Severe pressure is also exercised on Goa’s Tribal People (Gawdas) by attempting to destroy their occupations and sources of livelihoods. Destruction of agriculture at Aquem, Margao is latest example but not the only one. In Nauxim tribal people (Gawdas) are termed Shudras and sought to be put under pressure by destroying their livelihood systems based on fishing by implanting AHOY Marina in Zuari river by MPT in violation of SSFGuidelines. Goa’s unique riverine agriculture known as Puran Xhethi practiced by tribal people (Gawdas) in Sattari inside River Mhadei is destroyed though flooding for mini check dams to store fresh water. No one protested allowed this practice of agriculture to cease. People were scared away by telling them that order to flood river has come from Delhi and it cannot be challenged. Now Mhadei river itself is allowed to be diverted for another dam inside Karnataka and there is some hopeful signs of protests. We hope that these protests will also call for revival of Puran Xhethi in Sattari. Leadership of Tribal People (Gawdas) in Goa needs to be sensitive to the systematic ongoing cultural genocide and draw up plans to counter the same. Margao and Navelim Tribal People (Gawdas) must not allow themselves to be used  and abused by petty politicians but align themselves with capable organisations of tribal people like that of Adivasi Sanghatna based in Quepem. Adivasi Sanghatna too on its part must take pro-active approach and reach out to tribal communities in Margao and Navelim. Goa’s Tribal Affairs Minister Govind Gawde must act decisively as a representative of tribal communities and uphold rights of affected farmers in this case and draw and implement long term plan to protect livelihood of tribal people particularly Gawdas, Velips and Kunbis in the light of International Law governing Indigenous People of the World (UN Convention on Indigenous People).

Garbage problems of Goa are increasing and becoming uncontrollable with increase in urbanization and rise in industrialization leading to rise in plastic products. Process of Urbanization needs to be reversed. Existing cities in Goa needs to shrink and reduce. Goa needs to move towards de-urbanization. Rural areas need to be regenerated. Garbage facilities and processing must be arranged at city and village for its own garbage.  If cities cannot treat its own garbage then reduce size of the cities to make them garbage manageable. Stop expansion of cities by taking over village lands.  Under no circumstances agriculture lands must be utilized for Garbage dumping.

Few years ago Sangeeta Sonak in her writings has claimed that Gawdas and Bamons has jointly worked towards reclamation of coastal lands to make Goa what it is. This can be the subject of historical investigations either to prove it right or wrong but right now Bamons at various positions of powers should collaborate to defend paddy field of farmers at Aquem, near Margao Railway station at this is the case of not only cultural genocide of Gawdas but also classic example of environmental racism wherein State is manufacturing consent to destroy livelihood of people with the backing of law. Food is one of the primary needs of life on par with clothing, shelter and education. State and Judiciary must interpret Law and statues in order to uphold Life that is Fundamental right in Constitution of India under Article 21 and not otherwise. Do life of Gawdas, Kunbis, Velips matter in Goa? Or is it that Gawdas, Kunbis, Velips matter only to sell their dances to promote tourism as Goan culture? Where is the respect for Goa’s tribal people? Is dumping of Garbage in the land where they cultivate paddy is a sign of respect or sign of insult? The insult for sure. We protest. Paddy fields must be left alone for cultivation of paddy as currently being done twice a year.

Maggie Silveira,
President

Thanks to bamon Raj, Goa complete five months of road to landless future for mulnivasis

This below is an extract of leaflet distributed during last Panjim Assembly Elections by Independent Candidate Sadanand Vaigankar of Goa Kull and Munkar Sangarsh Samiti.

 

You may be aware that Manohar Pant on 27^th September 2014 in the name of amendment to the Agricultural Tenancy Act created new law for the protection of landlords, and all the tenants and mundkars have been pushed into misery.

By amending section 4 (a) of Agricultural Tenancy Act government has granted ownership rights to landlords. Via section 46 (b) Tenants are told to approach Civil Court to claim their ownership rights. Via section 60 (c) Tenants are told that in case they intend to approach the Court then they must do it within 3 years. After that tenants will have no right to knock the doors of the Court.

This amendment is opposite of Tenancy laws of 1964, 1965 and 1975. Section 4 (a) of The Agricultural Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 2014, Close 4A Contract farming – (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, any person may by an agreement entered into in writing with the landlord or an owner of the land, and duly registered with the Sub-Registrar of the Taluka within whose jurisdiction such land is situated, cultivable, or undertake and carry out any agricultural operations upon, such land.

By this provision landlords can take all the land and strip tenants of all the rights. Most of the landlords are Bamons and almost all the tenants are mulnivasis. The intention of this law is to handover land control to Bamons, thereby ushering intensified rule of Bamon Raj i.e Manusmriti.

In opposition to this law Tenancy Act, 1964, section 7 and as per the government circular dated 20^th December 1995 under no circumstances landlords can get these lands back. Even land abandoned by tenants cannot be reverted back to landlord. Who should get these land is also well set by section 18 J of the above cited government circular.

Circular

    “ A question has arisen as to whether a tenant who is the deemed owner of land under the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 (Act 7 of 1964), can revert the land back to the original landlord.

     The matter has been examined and it is hereby advised that under no circumstances can a tenant under the Act, 1964 revert the land back to the landlord but the land shall be disposed off in the manner provided in sub-section (2) of section 18 J of the said Act, 1964.”

A Cardozo, Under Secretary (Revenue) to the Government of Goa.

Panaji, 20^th December 1994

Parrikar’s new law is in complete opposition to the existing law. Section 4 (a) is meant to cheat, loot and against the interest of the tenants. Within this one section Parrikar has destroyed 1964 and 1975 Tenancy law. Through the new pro-landlord law section 46 (b) Parrikar has fixed that tenancy cases will be filed in session court alone. But as per section 58 of Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 no Court has jurisdiction to settle, decide or deal with any question which is by or under this Act.

“Section 58. of Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 – (2) save as provided under this Act, no Court shall have jurisdiction to settle, decide or deal with any question which is by or under this Act required to be settled, decided or dealt with by the Mamlatdar, Tribunal, Collector or Government and no order passed by these authorities under this Act shall be questioned in any Civil or Criminal Court.”

Under Section 46 (b) no tenant will get Justice in Session Court. This is because 95% of tenants does not posses their receipts, their names are not entered in Form I & XIV, someone else’s name is entered in Form I & XIV as tenant. It is next to impossible to get witnesses in the Session court. Court will not be able to go and inspect the paddy fields and investigate, for it has no powers to do so. And most importantly tenant has to search and get Opponent landlord. From where the landlord of he two-three generation past will be found by the current generation of tenant to be presented in the Court as Opponent? If Landlord is not presented as Opponent then Court will not accept the case for hearings.In this circumstances no tenant will get Justice. After expiry of three years landlord will personally take over the land.

Under section 60 (c) Manohar Pant (Pant is a title used exclusively in Bamon kingdom of Peshwayee in Pune that was destroyed by  Mahar regiment of British empire in bloody war of 01/01/1818) speaks of providing speedy justice to tenants.

25 years ago BJP set up its shop in Goa. It was then BJP’s first elections. From that day we fought thousands of agitations, so many marches (yatras) went criss-cross Goa. In 2000 BJP government was formed in Goa under Parrikar’s leadership.  Yet for past 25 years Parrikar has not launched a single agitation to get Justice for Tenants, never thought about their rights.

For past 25 years we have not worked for any political party except BJP. We have not voted for any political party except BJP. In this context we cannot question Congress. We are questioning Parrikar. Fro past 50 years tenants in Goa have been denied Justice. Of these Parrikar is responsible for 25 years. If he wanted then through agitation, could have pressurized any government in power and helped tenants to attain Justice. He was the leader of the opposition for past so many years. So, then why he never raised the issue of tenants to government in power?

In March 2012 BJP government was established why he thought of amending tenancy law after two and half years, after Lok Sabha Elections concluded? He was thinking that public will not understand the conspiracy behind this two-and-half years of silence. He knew if he had to bring amendment then it would have negatively affected both the Lok Sabha Seats in Goa.

The Second question, Parrikar used to make public statement repeatedly that people should ‘frame BJP’s Assembly and Lok Sabha Elections and hang on wall’. But in these manifestoes nowhere has he mentioned that he is going to invent Tenancy law and usher in Landlordism that is Bamanism. This he concealed intentionally from Goa’s Bhahujan Samaj.

Mostly Tenancy lands are under control of Bhahujan Samaj and Parrikar has betrayed them. This they have not realized till date as Parrikar has driven them to misery. Eyes of Bhahujan Samaj are blindfolded with numerous government schemes. They will not stay blind for long. The day the eyes of bhahujan Samaj will open Parrikar will realize the power of Bhahujan Samaj. They have not yet understood that the so many welfare schemes that Parrikar has implemented has dished out money that are siphoned off from the pockets of bhahujan samaj itself are returned as schemes.

At Central government level after BJP came to power with absolute majority Narendra Modi has smashed he backbone of farmers. In order to create misery Modi repealed two important legal safeguards on 1^st January 2014. Prior to this farmer was legally safe and secure. In one legal provision it was maintained that if government want to acquire farm land of double crop variety then it was mandatory for the government to take permission of 80% of farmers. After that as a compensation government had to pay 4 times of the contemporary market rate; it was mandatory that while giving this compensation also pay 100% interest for a year.

The second legal provision that was repealed was farmers’ right to challenge land acquisition in the Court of Law. Now both these safeguards are done away with and state can acquire any land at any price and farmers will have no right to challenge in the court of law.

Now if any farmer securely engaged in his farming business and his land is confiscated, what should this farmer do at this moment?

The tension breaks out between farmers of Navelim and RSS for possession of paddy fields of Margao

Bharat Mukti Morcha (BMM) supports Navelim farmers struggle against Bamansim

Goa Chief Minister is heading for yet another mega blunder

BMM Condemns arrests threats to Joseph Vaz

RSS must stay away from taking over paddy fields of Navelim farmers

SUDA must hand over land back to farmers legally

This picture shows Joseph Vaz speaking at Goa State BAMCEF Convention in Panjim on 27th October 2013. Also seen on the stage is BAMCEF National Campaigner Hon.D.R.Ohol and Gautam Kamble, Mapusa unit President of Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Morcha

Bharat Mukti Morcha condemns the arm-twisting tactics adopted for the purpose of taking over of the farmers lands in Margao for RSS program. State flexing of muscles to hand over the cultivable agricultural land that is even ploughed is totally unacceptable and even shameful for RSS and Goa Chief Minister. The singular direction of State repression is directed towards Joseph Vaz, the vice-president of Catholic Association of Goa (CAG) and Secretary of Navelim Consumer and Civic Forum (NCCF) who is also the affected farmer.

On 13^th December 2013 around 9.00 pm Police Sub-Inspector Gaonkar attached to Margao Police Station called up Joseph on his mobile and asked him to report to the police station in Margao at 10.30 am. Police Inspector told Joseph that SUDA (State Urban Development Agency) has filed police case through South Goa Collector against Joseph Vaz for carrying on mining in SUDA property in Margao near Konkan Railway station! Joseph even though is an engineer by Profession is no where involved in mining activities in Margao or anywhere in the World.

It is amazing as to how State government even see agricultural activities in Margao near railway station as mining! There has to be something terribly wrong with Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to engage in this affair. Perhaps he has run short of advisors and ideas. Nevermind, Manusmriti allows every Bamon to lie and it is as fine as breakfast with boiled eggs and salt.

Again on December 14, 2013 at around 9.25 am Joseph Vaz received call on his mobile from an unknown caller calling from mobile 9860038360. The caller who refused to disclose his name threatened Joseph Vaz with arrest and registration of FIR for digging for the purpose of mining of ore. He did not specify whether mining was for iron, manganese, silicon, uranium, diamond, copper or bauxite. Joseph advised the caller who was speaking on behalf of RSS (Racial Superiority System) set up for maintaining of Brahmanical hegemony over India with use of violence like assassination of M.K.Gandhi. Joseph Vaz advised the anonymous caller that RSS can hold their program in some ground or in stadium and not in paddy fields under cultivation by farmers. The caller insisted that they will hold the program in paddy field cultivated by the mulnivasi farmers of Navelim and Joseph should report to the police station and give undertaking that the farmers will not protest or disrupt RSS five days camp. Joseph then told the caller that let the police invite him with written letter. The caller then got angry and boisterous and said “You want to make this big issue? You want letter in writing? We will show you. We will arrest you.” Call letter is mandatory by law to communicate to person whom police want at police station in writing with signature of the Head of the Police Station.

The land belonged to farmers, then taken over by force and fraud without consulting farmers by SUDA - State Urban Development Agency, farmers went on cultivating and now pressure from RSS to surrender this land for their show off bonanza. Brahmanism has come under serious threat in India from well organized movement launched against it by Bharat Mukti Morcha on the ideological lines of Phule-Ambedkar-Shahu-Shivaji-Kanshiram thought.

One wonders whether police will carry on the investigations into the threats issued by the anonymous caller to Joseph Vaz in a swift manner that was demonstrated in Tarun Tejpal arrest. The possibilities are grim as the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who is Home Minister with control over police as well as RSS top cadre will ever do so as long as he is in power. He enjoys uncontrolled power that promotes uncontrolled corruption. As Chief Minister he enjoys Constitutional powers like directing SUDA, south Goa Collector and Police to act together against Joseph Vaz. As RSS cadre he enjoys extra-constitutional powers like deploying people to issue threats as it was done today. Yet Joseph is highly prayerful and spiritual person with protection from Holy Trinity and Our Lady of Rosary he is well protected and blessed with prudence and grace.

According to available information RSS want to carry on the five days program in paddy fields which are under cultivation by farmers. That land was acquired by SUDA some years ago in face of protest from farmers. The farmers however refused to budge and continued to cultivate till date. Now RSS want farmers to surrender their land - prepared for cultivation - for RSS to carry their activities of mass gathering in paddy fields. There cannot be anything as cruel thing as this act of RSS fully backed by the Chief Minister through Collector, police and through extra-constitutional methods adopted to prevent protests and frighten protesters.

The RSS Chief Minister Bamon Manohar Parrikar has come into power with the complete backing of the Goa Archbishop, has now picked up the vice-president of Catholic Association of Goa (CAG) Joseph Vaz for persecution. Persecution according to St.Athanasius comes from evil. Now the visible source of persecution of Joseph Vaz is the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar backed by Goa Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao, both Bamons. If the analysis of St.Athanasius is deployed then both are currently possessed by evil and carry on the mission of evil. It is not very difficult to detect as to where evil prowls and headquatered.

Navelim farmers like famers elsewhere in the state of Goa have lost their land to various so called developmental projects one of these is to SUDA. From SUDA’s decision to take over farmers land and arbitrarily wresting of the titles of ownership away from farmers reflects anti-famers bias of SUDA. Bamons and their agents are currently on a rampage to finish traditional agriculture of Goa and take land control away from farmers and hand over land to corporate. Already corporate have control over fertilizers and pesticides and they want control over farming land too and introduce contract farming.  This is anti-farmer policy of the State and rightly farmers are protesting, and Bharat Mukti Morcha supports this protests.

RSS has been deployed in Margao to force farmers to surrender their land and suffer defeat. Farmers have refused to toe the line of RSS and refused to sign any undertaking that they will not protest against RSS in the face of forceful takeover of their land.

The key question however in this tense situation, is whether Goa should allow its cultivable ploughed paddy fields to be used as parade grounds for RSS that is committed to violently defend Brahmanism against any opposition?  The farmers of Navelim as well as Joseph Vaz through their vehement disagreements and refusal to part with their land have made their “No” very loud and clear. Farmers are not going to part their land to RSS come what may. RSS in Margao has gone against farmers. The polarization is very visible – on one side are the determined farmers and the other side is might of crumbling Brahmanism which by nature is bad system designed to keep Bamons privileged and rich, and mulnivasis slaves.

We have to choose between the two. The choice of Bharat Mukti Morcha is defense of farmers in this battle. The battle of farmers of Navelim is against the land invaders in the form of RSS. Police are compelled to support RSS as Home Minister who is also Chief Minister is RSS cadre. Due to this situation policies of RSS de facto turns out to be policies of the state. That is why Collector and police are roped in to promote RSS interests that are essentially brahmanical. But police has option to disobey Home Minister and support farmers. If police are blessed with courage and grace then they will exercise this option and stop terrorizing farmers. If they are cursed then they will resort to terror tactics as in this case. Police has option to choose blessings and curse, for whatever they choose will  be visible to all. Bharat Mukti Morcha is committed to defense of farmers and it will remain so till the end.