In the picture going viral in the last fortnight where the Commentator explained with the piercing words how the one non- Goan, in connivance with the local Panchayat as it was said by the Commentator, goes on Hill cutting to erect constructions without any required legal documents as it was given to understand, at Orda St. Sebastiao Vaddo, Candolim, Bardez. Yet according to one more source, the local Panchayat instead of taking action on the culprit not only in this case but many other cases too is insisting that cases to be filed first and then the Panchayat proceed further. This is not correct, Panchayat can do nothing because according to the locals and as it is, the non-Goan has already purchased the authority concerned to allow him to do anything he wants. This is the trend almost all over Goa and when this is the case what good you can expect from these local leaders especially when their roots are outside Goa and they are naturalised citizens of Goa like the one we have one in our locality. According to the available information our village Panchayat is having 2 or 3 non Candoicar Panchas whose roots are outside our village and when this is the case such people do not normally work faithfully to their adopted village. Whether somebody files a complaint or not, the local Panchayat when once it comes to know that some major illegal work is going on then the local Panchayat should immediately swing into action because it is their duty to check what wrong is going on in their village. They are elected by the people to take care of their village property and other assets and not to take bribe from the locals for doing some jobs of the locals. The bribe taking by the Panchayats in Goa is going on with alarming rate and the elected members of the Panchayats are totally addicted to this vice and moreover these robbers are not even feeling guilty nor shy for that. The people in their localites must revolt against such people and the youth from the localities must rise up in revolt against all those in their villages acting for their own benefits. The youth of the locality must indicate their power of fighting for justice and those who show their dadagiri to the youth for fighting for the justice, the youth must not feel shy to give tit for tat. During my younger days when I was youthful, I never got afraid of Sarpanch nor to any of the Panchas because the locality was on my side lending me any type of support because they were convinced of my fights for the right cause of the locals. During the earlier days when Communidades were playing major role, its members would take immediate remedial steps because they were duty conscious and they were also erect in their discipline. They had best of character and education because they were coming from high calibre family backgrounId and they were genuine Goans and did not come to Goa from Ghanttar. Taking advantage of the coolness of Goans some non-locals are occupying positions in Goa in our localities and harassing us Goans. One of them is just around my shadow looting and making money, he is responsible for all the illegalities going on in his village, he is harassing the locals by applying rules to some and not to others. If he does not change himself, he may face lot of problems, the jobs of elected people in their village Panchayats are not for life, their turn is coming to give accountability of their assets they created for them when their financial empires worth much more than their income. All the eyes of the non-Goans are focussed on the Communinade Land and they want to capture by any means the Communidade Land, Hills and Mountains and Fields. Some non-Locals have already infiltraded in our Communinades also to facilitate this job of looting for them. Those Goans who are manning our Communidades should be on their toes to prevent this to happen. After talking to so many villagers every one feels that in the coming election the current team ruling in the village should be sent back home. If locals are serious then take up the preparatory work now only. It is a shame for me to know that my village leader is such an useless and stupid rot. I think people must force him to vacate his leadership if it is true that he is also the party to allow the Hill Cutting at Orda. We don’t want such leaders for us, our village is a great village not meant for crook leaders. A.Veronica fernandes.
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