Opinion…
I feel nowhere in world history such a dangerous Bill has been brought forth in any assembly or parliament of the world. Every time we Goans are asked to compromise on our identity, we had to fight the merger of Goa in Maharashtra in 1967, we had to fight for our mother tongue Konkani in 1986, we had to fight against the Regional Plan 2011 in 2006, against SEZs in 2007. In fact, every decade, we have to fight for our survival as a Goan community because of the powers that be all these years.
Prajal Sakhardande,
Progressive Front of Goa
The Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini BIll, 2021, passed on 30th July 2021, is a huge insult to the very existence of us Goans.
Etymologically the term Bhumiputra itself is misrepresented in this Draconian Bill. Bhumiputra means a son of the soil. The Bill states and confirms that a non-Goan residing in Goa since 1985 is for the last 30 years, is a Bhumiputra.
This is shocking, plus this Bill supersedes and overrides all other hitherto passed Acts such as the Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1964 passed during the Bandodkar regime, the Mundkar Act of 1976 passed during the Shashikala Kakodkar regime, the age-old Gaunkari or Communidade system n the codes therein etc. It clearly states that all these natural acts become null and void. This deadly act overrides all, trampling the original BHUMIPUTRA, such as the Gawdas KUNBIS, VELIPS, plus all other Goan communities and the real Goan sons and daughters of the soil. It threatens the very identity n existence of us Goans. All the non-Goans are designated as BHUMIPUTRA.
I feel nowhere in world history such a dangerous Bill has been brought forth in any assembly or parliament of the world. Every time we Goans are asked to compromise on our identity, we had to fight the merger of Goa in Maharashtra in 1967, we had to fight for our mother tongue Konkani in 1986, we had to fight against the Regional Plan 2011 in 2006, against SEZs in 2007. In fact, every decade, we have to fight for our survival as a Goan community because of the powers that be all these years.
Hence we were seeking Special status for Goa to control the unchecked migration into Goa within the parameters of our Indian Constitution.
Our Goan boys n girls have to struggle for jobs, whereas, for a migrant, it’s a cakewalk as far as residence or employment is concerned. At the same time, Goans are out-migrating for jobs due to this, non-Goans easily secure employment as Goa is perceived as Dubai by them. It appears that the Govt is more sensitive towards the wishes of non-Goans for vote banks vis a vis the Goans.
All the Indirangars,Moti dongors , ekta nagars , upasnagars will be now BHUMIPUTRA. What the hell is going on. It’s a blatant violation of the rights of all my Goan brothers n sisters. I request all Goans to unite irrespective of Hindus, Muslims and Catholics. We are one as Goans, and GOENKARPONN is our true RELIGION. I GIVE A CLARION CALL TO GOANS IN GOA N ALL OVER THE WORLD TO UNITE AS GOANS MY BROTHERS N SISTERS AND LET US SAVE OUR MOTHER GOA. JAI GOA. DOWN WITH THE DRACONIAN GOA BHUMIPUTRA BILL 2021.