Goa Federation of Mines Affected People GOAMAP strongly condemns violence inflicted on the people protesting against disastrous open cast mining industry in Maina, Quepem, Goa on October 11, 2008. Peacefully protesting people in front of the gate of mine operated by Dinar Tarcar of Panjim were violently charged at by the hooligans led by Balli Zilla Parishad member Subhas Phal Dessai in the presence of Goa police team led by Quepem Police Inspector Santosh Dessai at 3.10 pm.
It is well known fact that mining industry has grown to be Goa’s prime enemy with legal sanctity from Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) with liberal granting of Environmental Clearances.
85 year old Dora de Souza, Cheryl de Souza, Rita Fernandes, Shashikala Devidas, Robert Pinto, Kurush Canteenwala, Fr. Mathias D’Cunha and Sebastian Rodrigues were arrested by Quepem Police.
Before the arrests they were allowed to be beaten up by the group of people working under direction of Balli Zilla Parishad Member Subhas Phaldessai and contractor Ashok Naik.
GOAMAP demands:
1. Immediate withdrawal of false cases filed against Dora de Souza, Cheryl de Souza, Rita Fernandes, Shashikala Devidas, Robert Pinto, Kurush Canteenwala, Fr. Mathias D’Cunha and Sebastian Rodrigues.
2. Immediate suspension of PI Santos Dessai attached to Quepem police station for collaborating with group indulging in violence led by Subhas and Ashok.
3. Judicial inquiry into the conduct of the police on October 11 2008 in Maina, Quepem.
4. Stop to mining activities – both legal as well as illegal across the State of Goa as it is threatening life support systems including water sources in Goa.
GOAMAP also supports the demands on mining put forward to Chief Minister by Ganv Ghor Rakhan Manch (GGRM) in its memorandum on October 06, 2008.
Sd/-
Sebastian Rodrigues
Convenor
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