It is not known whether the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's statement in this pre-election time that the state should start rebuilding temples destroyed by the Portuguese and asking people to give his party strength to reintroduce 'temple sanskriti' in the state is part of his party's manifesto or whether it is a political statement. It will be good if he clarifies it.
So far as my village is concerned, there are 10 temples in existence at present. Some of our Hindu brothers say they are happy that they have enough temples to pray in but they are not happy that after 60 years of liberation they don't have regular supply of water and electricity, the basic needs of the people. So also in the whole of north Goa there isn't one hospital with facilities of major operations of heart, lung and kidneys. The government should give priority to these needs of the people.
