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Stop Bhumiputra Bill, protect our identity

First of all, we Goans are not bhumiputra. We Goans are Goenche put ani duvo. We have built our homes not on illegal comunidade or private Land. Our elders and we are staying in our houses before the Portuguese rule. This Bhumiputra Adhikarni Bill is a total mockery of law and a very dishonest attempt on the part of BJP government to mislead and fool Goans. All we can say is it's not a Bhumiputra bill but a ‘Migrantputra bill’. The mastermind of this bill is the MLA of Dabolim and the CM who win the elections with the help of this bhumiputra, also the Congress MLAs who are silent on this issue benefit from this bill because they are the ones who brought slums to Goa. Looking at the present situation I remember the Konkani songs of the 80s , by our late M. Boyer. He had warned  Goans well in advance through these songs, 'Bailo lok Goenkar zata ' and ‘Sambhav ghor Goemchem’.  Hope our Goa State government does not destroy our  identity by going forward with the Bhumiputra Bill. 


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How can rapists roam freely even during curfew?

R FERNANDES, Margao
Published Aug 3, 2021, 9:24 PM IST
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The sad rapes at Benaulim have stirred up a controversy of whether parents must own responsibility? None who questioned this aspect thought of asking why such ‘predators’ roam freely, even during curfew time? Even if they were juveniles, like in the Nirbhaya case, their parents were not faulted? These people are least bothered about how an elected representative sided with the rapists. The criminal activities going on along Station Road, Margao, was in the news. So, locals…

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