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Liberation Day: Don’t squander Rs 100 crore


It is despicable that an acutely debt-ridden Goa government which is borrowing hundreds of crores every month has decided to merrily squander a whopping Rs 100 crore to celebrate 60 years of Goa’s Liberation.

Ironically what Goa is witnessing today is another liberation movement by way of people’s uprising across the State against ill thought of projects that are sought to be bulldozed against the wishes of the people.

With the very crucial Mhadei issue haunting us and so many other extremely serious tribulations confronting the State, it is very inappropriate for the government to even have thought of such celebrations and that too while the pandemic is raging.

Goa needs to be freed from corruption, nepotism and see Good Governance. There has to be total transparency and accountability in the functioning of the Government. Our State has to be unchained from the menace of being a gambling, drug and prostitution den besides not being a safe hub for crime. Only than could we have reason to proudly celebrate a truly liberated Goa.   


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K G VILOP, Chorao
Published Nov 30, 2020, 2:36 AM IST
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