Dear Fr Eremito. Let me give you some facts for your kind information.
Goa State Pollution Control Board conducted a public hearing at Mopa as desired by Ministry of Environment and Forest. You were present to give objections but Alina Saldanha and Nitin Sawant from Goa State Biodiversity Board were conspicuous by their absence. You were angry and you criticised Alina for not supporting the cause against Mopa.
Alina Saldanha was also absent during the agitation against the Tiracol golf course. In fact she allowed forest trees to be cut at Tiracol. Again you were angry and criticised her.
You know that Alina had unilaterally decided to resign from BJP and Parrikar Government when Modi becoming Prime Minister does not give special status to Goa. Goa did not get special status. Again you were angry, but Alina did not resign and you criticised her.
Now you know that, except for Sancoale marina, the entire Goa environment from Pernem, Anjuna, Vagator, Calangute, Sinquerim upto Canacona is damaged by the BJP government. You are now angry with everybody except Alina. Why this sudden U-turn by you? Are you following the foo steps of Manohar Parrikar? What do you expect Alina to do for Dabolim airport which she has not done in the last three and half years in power?
On October 12, you issued a Press note and asking her to join the people of Goa to save the state for destruction at the hands of BJP. Will she listen to your instructions? Or will she continue to work for the BJP Government?
The new portfolio for Science and Technology offered to her by Laxmikant Parsekar is due to her abilities being a good teacher and I am sure she should be able to perform her duties as Minister of Science and Technology and RDA, as there are no real political side effects.
Fr. Eremito please open your eyes and I am counting this in your own interest and the Goan environment cause.
Stephen Dias, Dona Paula
