Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday appealed to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to make alternative arrangements and ensure adequate rehabilitation for the Kannadigas who have been displaced after 22 houses were demolished in Sangolda on Friday and Saturday.
Voicing concern about the demolition of the houses of Kannadigas at Sangolda, Siddaramaiah shared his anguish on social media X in this regard, after referring to a news alert in The Goan.
“Deeply concerned by the demolition of homes belonging to Kannadigas in Sangolda, Goa. I appeal to the Chief Minister of Goa, @DrPramodPSawant, to cease further demolitions immediately until alternatives are provided and ensure all displaced individuals receive adequate rehabilitation. It’s crucial we uphold the dignity and stability of every affected family,” CM Siddaramaiah stated on X.
Why not take migrants to Karnataka…
Goa, the smallest state of India, attracts several migrants from other states of India.
The proportion of migrants from other states to the total population is highest for Goa among all states at 18.5%.
The concern shown by the Karnataka CM on the displacement though sounds good but it is unwarranted.
If the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is so concerned about his citizens, what are they doing here?
They are here in search of a job and a better life, which cannot be achieved back home. So instead of lecturing the Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant or the authorities, who have been simply following the directives of the High Court, Siddaramaiah could do well to take all the 22 families to wherever they belong in Karnataka and give them a piece of land or rehabilitate them as found suitable.
Simply do not burden the Goa government, where the land is already scarce and has become unaffordable to the Goenkars.
Goa is full of Karnataka migrants…
Today, the demography of Goa has been changing as it is full of migrants and it has also changed the political dimensions as the politicians in Goa no more lure Goans for votes and instead are more inclined towards the migrants.
These migrants are here for employment, jobs etc and settle for a lifetime by building illegal houses on communidade or government land and the politicians show no inclination to clear the land of encroachment. The same is the story everywhere be it Camrabhat, St Inez, Chimbel, Moti-Dongor, Sancoale, Aradi (Candolim), Quepem, Canacona, Margao, Bicholim, Valpoi, it’s the same story everywhere.
Consider this, if Goans encroach on government land in Karnataka will the government there tolerate this? Will they rehabilitate the illegal occupants? No.
Migrants outnumbering Goans…
Migration is inevitable as people migrate in search of living from one place to another and migration completely depends upon the demand, and it keeps increasing with the demand.
Today Goa is facing a similar situation wherein people from various states migrate to Goa for various reasons. Some come here in search of employment while others come here and set up businesses and employ the locals in it.
Some come here for vacation while others set up their second home. Goa’s original population of 1.5 million has gone up to nearly 2.5 million due to massive migration and if it keeps going soon the migrants will outnumber the local Goans, as stated in the Government Report.
The prediction made in the First Post’s 2013 edition is almost on the verge of coming true. Goa is virtually standing on the brink of “ethnic dilution” as unrestricted migration from other states is threatening to reduce the native population to an “alienated microscopic minority” by 2021, according to an assessment by the state government.
Who is Responsible for this Rampant Migration
Technically all of us. The Goans began making money on their land, the value of which started shooting the prices in the last decades. They sold their lands to the rich builders coming down from Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune who in turn built huge complexes, expensive townships, and offices that were not in the reach of locals hence the investors from the other states started investing in the second home in Goa.
The construction of townships clubbed with the infrastructure development created a huge demand for labourers, technical workers, and other relevant businesses which in turn opened the doors to people from other states to enter Goa in search of better opportunities.
The second thing is the migration of Goans to the UK, UAE and other countries in a search for better employment created the Vaccum which needed to be filled and that again led to mass migration. There were hundreds of thousands of Goans have migrated to other countries with the help of Portuguese passports making Goa almost vulnerable to mass migration.
