SATURDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2026

'Save the Soil' mega coverage another government hypocrisy

The recent mega coverage on the "Save the Soil" by the Goa Government appears to be a huge hypocrisy  to me!   For so many years now, genuine Goan activists have been fighting/protesting to the deaf ears of the current government to stop Goa ministers from concretising/destroying fields and other areas of rich soil cover!  Has the  government even acknowledged these activists, leave alone stop the destruction of soil rich areas by its own ministers ?  How many agricultural areas are being spoiled by sewage, due to the apathy by the government.

Did it really need a person from outside to exchange MOU with the government! Saying that okay now MOU is signed, will the government finally stop concretisation of fields/soil rich areas, destruction of hills/related ecosystems and stop coal transportation/spillage via the railways particularly through green/soil rich villages of Goa?  The government appears to rank very high on false propaganda/hypocrisy on so many things; including now the "Save the Soil '' movement!



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Justice must be seen to have been delivered

JOHN ERIC GOMES, Porvorim
Published Aug 25, 2022, 8:50 PM IST
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It appears that selective raids are increasingly being carried out on non BJP politicians and their relatives at critical junctures before a political event or to discredit someone. The BJP says that the agencies are just doing their job as there is too much corruption and if they are innocent, they can prove it in court! The opposition maintains this is all politically motivated or a witch hunt and points out that hardly anyone from the BJP or any of those that have jumped…

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