26th. August, 2002 1700 hrs. To, Editor, HERALD/GOMANTAK TIMES/NAVHIND TIMES/PUDHARI
Press Statement : "THE CITY OF PANAJI CORPORATION BILL 2002 ( Bill No. 13 of 2002) Having had sufficient interaction with the cross-section of the citizens of the affected areas such as the prominent citizens of Panjim City, citizens of Porvorim and Santa Cruz, and relying on the news media reports as well as the Bill No. 13 of 2002, the GOA SU-RAJ PARTY has based its stand on the Bill as under: That the proposed Bill is sought to be introduced in a tearing hurry by the government and as such people of the affected areas do harbour suspicions of political manipulations. That, like the previous "Goa Ground Water Bill - 2001, where the Canal Officer alone was bestowed with sweeping draconian powers, this Bill too provides for the post of a government appointed Municipal "Commissioner" acting as the principal executive officer of the said Corporation with such widespread sweeping powers and duties that the entire Bill seems to have been designed for the post of the "Commissioner" itself, and who is expected to be a super-human being, making the post of the Mayor and the Dy. Mayor insignificant. At a glance, this Bill looks like a "ONE MAN SHOW" the 'MAN' being there solely at the pleasure of the government. That the NGPDA's very existence is made redundant by removing its jurisdiction from the area of the said Corporation. That the delimitation by itself, at this initial stage smacks of political maneuvering and of settling political scores, in the absence of the disclosure of the benefits and the advantages of such a move. If, the advantages of having the Corporation outweighs the advantages of continuing with the existing Municipal Council , these are lost by virtue of the undue haste with which this Bill is sought to be introduced without even taking the Panjim Municipality and the affected Panchayats into confidence. That the government should refrain from getting this Bill passed in the Legislature in undue hurry, for it certainly deserves a critical second glance. Rather, this Bill should be referred to a Select Committee constituted on a wider spectrum of intellectuals, professionals and civic administrators to iron out the many inherent inconsistencies. The very fact that the designations of the elected members of the said Corporation have been maintained as "Councilors" instead of "Corporators" indicates that the proper application of mind has been absent during the drafting of this Bill in the same manner that the previous Goa Ground Water Bill was drafted. For Goa Su-Raj Party Sd/- (Bernard D'Souza) Spokesperson =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
