The recent news that village panchayats are opposing the Bhumiputra Bill is a step in the right direction and I expect more panchayats to oppose the hastily passed bill in their forthcoming gram sabhas till the government scraps it in toto.
All the panchayats in Goa should move a proposal in their gram sabhas seeking to support the POGO (People of Goan Origin) bill which will give all rights to Niz Goenkars irrespective of caste, religion or creed because if we Goans go another State we don't get the same rights provided to locals.
Here in Goa if migrants from other States have a domicile proof of 15 years -- which is provided by politicians themselves to create a vote bank -- they get all the facilities including government job which is the right of Goans. As a result Goans migrate to other countries for greener pastures.
I hope the new crop of elected representatives in 2022 take up the issue of Goan unemployment so that no Goans henceforth go abroad for jobs.
