GOAMAP celebrated Goa Rovolution Day with a public meeting followed by tributes to Martyrs memorial at Azad Maidan, Panjim. 63 years ago on 18th June 1946 Dr.Ram Manohar Lohiya defied Portuguese fascist rule in Margao leading to his arrest and setting off mass movement against the Colonial powers from Iberian Peninsula in Europe.
GOAMAP celebrated this day in 2009 because it believes that Revolution is required in Goa considering huge mining loot and sale of its soil and ore to various countries in the world including Japan and China with only misery and bondage of numerous kinds to the people of Goa. So for the sake of happiness from misery and liberation from bondage Revolution is a must for Goa.
Advocate Jos Peter D'Souza, Dr.Calude Alvares, Sebastian Rodrigues, Ramesh Gauns, Pravin Sabnis, Procopio Fernandes, Adv. Albertina Almeida, Drgadas Gaonkar, Pandurang Kukalkar and Floriano Lobo addressed the meeting at T.B. Cunha Hall, Panjim.
Advocate Jos Peter D'Souza was the lead speaker of the day. He spoke on "Judicial Accountability". Citing examples he came down heavily on judiciary in India, particularly in Goa and stressed the need to "Stand up for the Judiciary for the sake of Judiciary". He said Goa Bench of Bombay High Court should have taken sue moto cognition of River Princess stranded at Sinquerim coast in North Goa but has not done so as High Court is function under powerful influence of mining lobby in the State of Goa. He observed that nobody in the State of Goa is standing up to challenge against the Judiciary for the fear of contempt of Court. Adv. D'Suza stressed that it is important for the 'People-of-Standing' in society to come out and courageously speak out for Judaical accountability.
He further pointed out that High Court have been insisting to set up Sexual Harassment Committee to various institutions but it is yet to take this seriously when it comes to sexual harassment in the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court and set up mandatory sexual harassment committee to investigate the sexual harassment case at the High Court. He called for people to protest and against judiciary and willingly go to the Jail after being charged with contempt in a bid while cleaning up the judiciary.
Dr.Calude Alvares commented Motesh Antao of Colamb, Sanguem for being fearless about being arrested by the police for protesting against the mining industy. He stressed the need to be fearless about getting arrested while standing up for justice.
Pravin Sabnis read out the poem on 18th June by Manoharai Sardessai while comparing the function.
Sebastian Rodrigues, Convenor of Goa Federation of Mines Affected People observed that mining industry has only spread misery in Goa in the past 60 years and called for increasing monitoring of the industry.
Ramesh Gauns termed mining industry as "Anti-national" for taking India to International Court of Justice in Hague in 1962 to force statement from India that integration of Goa was a Liberation and not conquest.
Durgadas Gaonkar and Pandurang Kukalkar - both of GAKUVED - advocated Revolutionary program to set right the loot of tribal people in Goa. Durgadas Gaonkar condemn Dempo mining company for selling mining leases to British multinational Vedanta. While Pandurang Kukalkar demanded take-over of lands held be Ranes in Sattari taluka as they belong to tribal people but Ranes have established their legal control over the same.
Floriano Lobo of Goa Su-Raj Party expressed his concerns about fake 'Freedom fighters' in Goa.
Sebastian Rodrigues
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