Press note from Cliffton de Souza on Lok Sabha Elections

From centuries, Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj has been kept enslaved by certain class of people. Even today these people have kept the Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj in slavery by implementing the bi-polar parliamentary system, which is a conspiracy of mutual understanding (of Congress and BJP). Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj is still asking them their due rights. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar got voting rights in the expectation that the majority common men (Bahujan Samaj) will become governing class by using its power. But unfortunately the majority common men are using this right to make the certain minority people its governing class. Even after 68 years of Independence, Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj did not get its entitlements and rights. That’s why; Bahujan Mukti Party (BMP) has decided to take the plunge in politics with COT (Khhat) as its election symbol to make sure Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj get its entitlements and rights. It plans to create awareness amongst Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj and appeal to them to become ruling class. Once Bahujan Mukti Party comes to power, it plans to implement following promises:

1.      Implementation of the fifth schedule in the tribal areas of Goa

2.      To recover capital of Rs. 35,000 Crores from mining companies and to nationalize mining with restrictions

3.      Elimination of Aadhaar Card (UID)

4.      Suitable Amendment of the Citizenship Act of 1955 (Govt. of India) to give relief to Goans in the Portuguese Citizenship issue

5.      To get the Indian Parliament carry out an amendment to Article 371 of the Constitution of India granting Special Status to Goa with special provisions to protect our language, culture and ethos as well as to control ownership and transfer of land and to stop the exploitation of our resources and to preserve our natural and architectural heritage

6.      Special incentives for Goans to have big families as the population of Goans is declining rapidly

7.      To protect original agricultural practices and ban genetically modified organism (GMO)

8.      To support Konkani in Roman script and Marathi (as Marathi is already an alternate language).

9.      To recover and surrender the Seamen’s Provident Fund from the broker’s worth of Rs. 100 Crores

10.  To promote census of OBC‘s on the basis of caste (caste based census) & provision for proportionate reservation of Bahujan Samaj, S.C, S.T, O.B.C and minorities i.e. Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, etc.

11.  DABOLIM Airport belongs to civilians and not to Indian Navy and adequate provisions can be made for Navy to shift to Seabird, Karnataka and Dabolim can be declared a civilian airport. Naval airport poses danger in times of war.

12.  To encourage agriculture & bring Khazan land under compulsory cultivation. No acquisition of agricultural land for purposes other than agriculture

13.  To eliminate Casino culture.

14.  Provisions of financial aid for unemployed youth, who are registered in the State Employment Registration Office.

15.  Provisions to build cemeteries, crematoriums and kabrastans, as per the requirement of the people.

16.  Establishment of good non-polluting industries and ensure employment to Goans. Stop SEZs

17.  To ensure Central Government support for tackling garbage

18.  To provide food, shelter & clothing to the under-privileged    

19.  Proper alignments of National & State Highways without displacement of local people

20.  Amendment of the Right To Education Act to ensure we produce educated human beings not robots  

                        

Cliffton De Souza who is the South Goa Candidate for BMP stated that this party was launched recently in September 2013; hence it will take time for people to know and understand the aims and objectives of this party. This party was launched as we realized that somehow all political parties in India are headed by the same class of people who consider themselves as superior to the rest of us, be it Congress or BJP or TMC or CPI and even the recently launched Aam Admi Party. It is like “the same old wine in a new bottle”. Almost all these parties are financed by the same corporate houses. The result is that once they come to power they are helpless and reduced to puppets of the rich.

Keeping this in mind BMP was launched to create the difference. Every member is careful scrutinized before being admitted. BMP is not in a hurry to come to power as we believe in creating a solid base where the corrupt and the opportunist cannot break into. Corruption is an effect not a cause, and we have identified the cause and are taking remedial actions to eliminate corruption, like they say – Prevention is better than cure.

Therefore we request the common men and women of South Goa, to think of the future of Goa and the nation at large and vote wisely without falling into the trap of false propaganda and monetary inducement.

National manifesto of Bahujan Mukti Party

Jai Bhim!                  Jai Bharat!                      Jai Mulnivasi!

Election Manifesto

From centuries,Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj has been kept enslaved by Brahmaniccal system. Even today the brahmanical system has kept the Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj in slavery by implementing the bi-polar parliamentary system, which is a conspiracy of mutual understanding (of Congress and BJP). Mulnivasi bahujan Samaj is still asking them their due rights. Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar got voting rights in the expectation that Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj is using this right to make others its governing class. Even after 68 years of independence, Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj did not get its entitlements and rights. That’s why, Bahujan Mukti Party (BPM) has decided to take the plunge in politics with COT (“CHAR-PA-EE”) as its Election Symbol to make sure Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj get its entitlements and rights. It plans to create awareness amongst Mulnivasi Bahujan Samaj and appeal to them to become ruling class. In Goa Bahujan Mukti Party is contesting South Goa Parliamentary Constituency and Cliffton de Souza is our Candidate. You are called to vote for the party and tell others to vote too in various parts of India.  Once Bahujan Mukti Party comes to power, it plans to implement following promises:

1.       Universal, uniform & equal access of education to all that will develop meritocracy in all. For this, there will be schools build by central government in 1 lakh villages within 5 years for primary school, middle school and high school education. In these schools, it will be made mandatory to pass the final examination so that merit is developed in each student.

2.       To give best education to all, training centres will be developed. These will be developed in all states.

3.       75% seats in schools will be reserved for students coming from villages. In this, 50% seats will be reserved for SC/ST/OBC and Minorities. To develop best possible merit in all students, 10% budget will be allocated for Education.

4.       There is not even a single University of India in the top 200 Universities of the World. That is why, top universities will be developed in India. 50% seats in thiswill be reserved for SC/ST/OBC and Minorities.

5.       To get world class education, minimum one lakh students and maximum five lakh students will be sent to top universities of foreign countries every year. This facility will be available to students beginning from 5^th standard only. In this, 85% students will be selected from SC/ST/OBC and Minorities.

6.       In India, there are 83 crore people, whose minimum income is INR 20 per day. We can assume by this that there are around 20 crore families who are at the verge of starvation. To make sure these people can live with self-respect, under the scheme of “allowance to live life of Self-respect”, each family will be provided allowance of INR 11,000/- per month.

7.       The funds collected in Religious Temples and Places will be nationalized. Also, the funds collected in Temples will be declared as National Property and used for welfare policies of the people of the country.

8.       Occupational training should be provided to students of SC/ST/OBC and Minorities communities in all government and private schools. There will be a bank loan guaranty provided to meritorious students so that they do not feel short of funds for Admission and Trainings.

9.       To improve the Agriculture sector, there will be provision made to propose Agricultural budget by ministry of Agriculture just like Railway budget.

10.   To stop occurrence of floods every year due to heavy rains, all small and big rivers will be interconnected using dams. Wherever there is shortage of water, water will be provided for harvesting.

11.   The work on interconnection of rivers will be started immediately so that Water can be used for industry efficiently. Water will be put to use for industrialization.

12.   For development of farmers and farming sector in India, the agricultural products produced by farmers will be given more than 25% of market rate. Central government will take guaranty of this. As main occupation of our country is Agriculture, Agriculture will be given more importance for faster growth of farmers.

13.   In different parts of country, different agricultural crops are grown. All these precious crops are used in various industries for various purposes. The ownership rights of these industries which are based on these crops will be given to farmers who produce crops.

Reservations:

14.   There will be 100% reservation provided in all public and private sector companies.

15.   Only one person per family will be allowed to get into public or a private sector job. Rest of the deserving people of the family will be encouraged to start self-employment. For creation of self-employment, loans will be provided at 2% interest. The government will take the responsibility of providing these loans.

16.   In all states and Union Territories of India, the educated unemployed youth will be provided unemployment allowances of INR 5000 per month for post graduates, INR 3000/- per month for graduates, INR 2500/- per month for intermediate (10+2), INR 2000/- per month for High School pass outs.

17.   For creation of self-employment and alleviation of unemployment, there will be ministry created in cabinet of central government which will dedicatedly focus on these issues and monitor progress on these issues form time to time.

18.   In the public and private sector companies of India, reservations in promotion will be provided as per the population. Categorization like A,B,C will be done at sub-caste level. For example, A will be backward sub-castes, B will be medium backward sub-castes and C will be most backward sub-castes.

19.   The above policy will be applicable to tribal population also. Categorization like A,B,C will be done at sub-castes level for Tribal. For example, A, will be backward Tribal sub-castes, b will be medium backward Tribal sub-castes, C will be most backward Tribal sub-castes.

20.   For categorization as above, OBC will be put into 4 categories and Reneke Commission recommendation will be implemented.

21.   In India, wherever NT/DNT people are living, Schools will be opened for students of those communities as per the requirement.

22.   There will be central working committee (“Reservation Working  Committee”) created for the implementation and monitoring of reservations.

23.   In constitutional organized social groups, within each group like SC, ST, OBC, Minorities and General category, different competitive exams will be conducted and merit list will be prepared for each group. Amongst them, best candidates will be selected and their merit list will be prepared. This will end the problem of filling of backlog.

24.   Creamy layer will be removed from all over India. This system will be removed from all places.

25.   All social groups in India will be categorized, like sub castes will be divided in two groups that is A and B, and the ratio of their partisanship will be 50:50. Rich and educated will be placed in A group and poor and educationally backward people will be placed in B group. This system will be applied to all the social groups like SC, ST, OBC and Minorities too.

26.   Constitutional committee will be formed to review the privatization system all over India, which will submit its report in Parliament within three months. On this report, a free and fair discussion will be done in parliament.

27.   For the discussion on development and upliftment of backward classes of India (SC, ST, OBC and Minority) separate time slot will be allocated for each group in every session of parliament, in which, discussions will be done on development of those specific group only.

28.   For the discussion on development and upliftment of backward classes of India (SC, ST, OBC and Minority) separate independent ministry will be formed, for which, every year around one lakh crore rupees provision will be earmarked.

29.   For the development of India and the development of people of India, two different concepts will be prepared and both the concepts will be developed equally. This will create development in country as well as in the people of this country.

30.   In our country, imbalanced development, like some states are well developed and some are less developed exists. This inequality will be sorted out and for the proper development of each state separate cabinet level ministry will be formed, which will work for the development of states as well as development of the people of that states.

31.   All over India, minimum 60 states and maximum 100 states will be formed. Keeping in mind the observation that smaller states develop faster, small states should be formed. This should drive faster development of the people of those states.

32.   Keeping in mind, the growing population in cities, new cities will be formed so that there won’t be any pressure of growing population over the cities. Another 250 cities will be built for this.

33.   For proper and overall development of India, and to encourage small administrative units, 1000 districts will be built.

34.   For the adequate development of all small villages, intensified development of 1 lakh villages will be taken up. Due to this, people from all the 6 lakh villages of the country will get all the facilities at one place at the same time.

35.   Almost 12 crore people of India live in slum areas. These slums will be demolished and new residential buildings will be constructed in its place. Each family will be given 600 sq. ft. area flat in these buildings which will have all the basic amenities.

36.   Strict labour laws will be made for the welfare of skilled and unskilled workers of India’s unorganized sector. These laws will be made so strong so as to enable better development of all the workers and labourers.

37.   Special industrial policies will be made for better industrialization which will help in the development of India from all sides.

Atrocities Prevention

38.   To stop the growing atrocities on the oppressed classes, laws will be created and enforced strongly so that neither any person nor any organization will ever dare commit any atrocity on backward classes (SC, ST, OBC, NT, VJNT and DNT).

39.   Atrocities protection Dal will be formed with the support of Self Help Groups. These Self Help Groups will be led by our people. To stop all the atrocities and for the protection of life and wealth, weapons also be allotted. For this, as needed, amendments in existing laws will be made.

Riots

40.   In India, if innocent people are put behind bars in the name of Riots, Terrorism or Naxalism, such people will be provided minimum compensation of INR 25 lakhs if found innocent due to lack of enough evidence. Also, the leadership in police, if found guilty of mischief due to  credible evidence, such police will be suspended from service and maximum punishment will be demanded for them in the respective courts.

Other national topics

41.   In India, proper land acquisition laws will be made which are favorable to farmers. Ownership of those lands which are taken from the farmers by the capitalists in the name of SEZ will be given back to the farmers. Those lands which are taken or occupied will be kept with the industrialists/capitalists, but profits coming from those lands will be shared with those farmers.

42.   RTE (Right to education) Act that will provide meritorious education will be made to pass again in parliament.

43.   RTI (Right to Education) law will be made more strong and it will also be passed once again in parliament.

44.   There are still some defects in Lokpal, which will be cleared. Lokayukt will be made in every state

45.   To end corruption, representative democracy will be brought, which will end the monopoly of Brahmins. Only by destroying corruption on upper level, lower level corruption can be destroyed.

46.   Along with doing work efficiently, doing work in set time limit will be expected from all the central and state government employees, local service organisations, private undertakings. Those employees who are found not doing job within time limit will be declared culprit and will be punished and fined accordingly.

47.   Every citizen of India will be brought under the Health insurance cover so that each and every poor person will get the best medical facility.

48.   Health, Education and Employment are the basic rights of every citizen and they should get this for free.

49.   All over India, work which is of basic services like health, cleanliness, education, inner and outer safety and of other basic needs will be under the control of central government. Also provisions will be made in constitution to prevent privatization of these in future.

50.   Funds allocated to the elected representatives of people for the work will be stopped in spite of the fact that they may be spending this for the welfare of the people only. Elected representatives will be expected to focus on their legislative and administrative work only. This will end the domination of MLAs and MPs.

51.   5^th and 6^th Schedule of the Constitution of India will be immediately enforced for the welfare of Schedule Tribes (ST)

52.   So many sewage cleaning workers die while working in sewage lines. Provisions will be made by the Central Government to allocate INR 1 crore to the family of this dead person. Government will have joint account with that family for this amount and monthly interest of that account will be paid to that family.

53.   Traditional Media, Print Media and Electronic Media which is found indulging in spreading superstations and black magic will be stripped off their licenses.

54.   Government will take needy steps to provide necessary training in Journalism and Media for SC/ST/OBC and Minority communities and proper encouragement will be provided to them.

55.   The recruitment in Indian Judiciary especially the judges of High Court and Supreme Court will be done through competitive exam just like exam conducted for recruitment of Civil Services. Quota will be provided in this for proper representation as per population.

BMP condemns continues harrasment of Mapusa School teachers Kaushal and Nare

Bhahujan Mukti Party is deeply concerned about continues harassment of School teachers Anant Kaushal and Milan Nare by management of Dr.Ambedkar English High School, Mapusa for refusing to pay bribe of Rs.18 lakh to confirm their services in School.

Latest reports indicate that they has been also subjected to violent targeting within school premises. School Manager Mr.Akhergakar in collusion with Goa's education department is responsible for this deplorable situation.

Local Manifesto of Bahujan Mukti Party for Parliamentary elections 2014

•  Implementation of the fifth schedule in the tribal areas of Goa
• To recover capital of Rs. 35,000 Crores from mining companies
• To nationalize mining with restriction
•   Elimination of Aadhaar Card (UID)
•  Suitable Amendment of the Citizenship Act of 1955 (Govt. of India) to give relief to Goans in the Portuguese Citizenship issue
•  To get the Indian Parliament carry out an amendment to Article 371 of the Constitution of India granting Special Status to Goa with special provisions to protect our language, culture and ethos as well as to control ownership and transfer of land and to stop the exploitation of our resources and to preserve our natural and architectural heritage
•   Special incentives for Goans to have big families as the population of Goans is declining rapidly
•   To protect original agricultural practices and ban genetically modified organism (GMO)
•   Restoration of Communidade Administration & to maintain status quo on Communidade Land as of 19^th December, 1961
•   To enhance Roman Konkani script and Marathi, instead of Devnagri Konkani script
•   To recover and surrender the Seamen’s Provident Fund from the broker’s worth of Rs. 100 Crores
•   To promote census of OBC‘s on the basis of caste (caste based census) & provision for proportionate reservation of Bahujan Samaj, S.C, S.T, O.B.C and minorities i.e. Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, etc.
• DABOLIM Airport belongs to civilians and not to Indian Navy and adequate provisions can be made for Navy to shift to Seabird, Karnataka. Naval airport poses danger in times of war.
• To protect water bodies and to encourage ground water charging system
• To encourage agriculture & bring Khazan land under compulsory cultivation. No acquisition of agricultural land for purposes other than agriculture
•   To eliminate Casino culture.
•   Provisions of financial aid for unemployed youth, who are registered in the State Employment Registration Office.
•   To safeguard the interests of the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and OBC Communities.
•  To devise methods to stop corruption in all Government Departments.
•   Problems of Pernem are rooted in acute landlords controlling Pernem Taluka. Airport is not a solution.
•   To increase the medical seats for the betterment of our children of Goa, thereby not encouraging them to take up education in other states. To increase the medical seats for the betterment of our children of Goa, thereby not encouraging them to take up education in other states. Reservations for SC, ST, OBC, Goans at post-graduate level at GMC.
•   Provisions to build cemeteries, crematoriums and kabrastans, as per the requirement of the people.
•   Establishment of good non-polluting industries and ensure employment to Goans. Repeal SEZ Act
•   To ensure Central Government support for tackling garbage
•   To provide food, shelter & clothing to the under-privileged    
•  Proper alignments of National & State Highways without displacement of local people
• Amendment of the Right To Education Act to ensure we produce educated human beings not robots

BMP to contest South Goa Parliamentary Elections

Out of two Parliamentary constituencies in Goa Bhahujan Mukti Party will contest South Goa Parliamentary constituency. Cliffton de Souza is a Party candidate. Elections will take place on April 12, 2014.

Bhahujan Mukti Party condemns Birth Anniversary celebrations of Sardar Patel in Goa

                                                                     

Bhahujan Mukti Party (BMP) expresses displeasure that some elements in Goa are organizing birth anniversary celebrations of late Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on December 15, 2013. Bhahujan Mukti Party is opposed to any celebration of Sardar Patel birth anniversary in Goa. Sardar Patel in his lifetime has taken political stands and decisions against mulnivasi people of India. He was instrumental in blocking reservations to OBCs in India. With the sharp application of legal mind Sardar Patel prevented Dr.Ambedkar from making Constitutional provisions for OBC reservations in Article 340. Dr.Ambedkar succeeded in making provisions in the Constitution of India to identify OBCs. In this way Sardar Patel has entered history as an enemy of OBC people of India and toyed and tied totally with nefarious anti-OBC bamani agendas.

In addition Sardar Patel has also campaigned very hard to prevent Babasaheb Ambedkar from getting elected to the Constituent Assembly. Sardar Patel however did not succeed in his ugly mission and Dr.Ambekar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Bengal. If Sardar Patel had to succeed in his evil designs then India would not have its Constitution drafted by Dr.Ambedkar and India would have reverted back to the era of Manusmriti that directs the evil reign of Bamon Raj.

Sardar Patel played no role in freedom struggle of Goa in his capacity as Home Minister of India. He united rest of India but ignored Goa officially as well as unofficially. Sardar Patel only acted revengefully against Gandhi for refusing to support him as Prime Minister of India. Gandhi had supported Nehru to take over as Prime Minister of India as a part of strategic caste alliances between Banias and Brahmins. Sardar Patel, when he took over as Home Minister of India carried no preventive arrests of Nathuram Ghodse, a Brahmin from Maharastra and allowed Ghodse to assassinate Gandhi. Thus as Home Minister Sardar Patel facilitated the organized group put together to uphold Brahminism known as Racial Superiority System (RSS) to assassinate M.K.Gandhi. As the first Home Minister Sardar Patel collaborated with RSS. The Gandhi assassination trial that took place in camera in Delhi; its records must be made public so that the reply given by Sardar Patel to the court in this case could be known to all country people.

These very Bamon Raj powers and their agents are currently involved in honoring Sardar Patel for the favor that he granted in Gandhi assassination. Gandhi assassination was urgently needed as the stature of Gandhi – the Vaishya from Gujarat had overtaken the Brahmins in terms of popularity and appeal. Assassination by Ghodse put not only an end to this threat to Bamons of India but it also massively contributed towards diverting the public discussion on who is responsible for the Partition of India to the new topic assassination of Gandhi thereby keeping Bamani conspiracy of Partition of India, wherein 10 million people were killed in silence. Bamon raj powers therefore are extremely grateful to Sardar Patel, an OBC for being tool of Brahmins just the way Narendra Modi, an OBC from Gujarat is today. Both Sardar Patel and Narendra Modi are against OBC in practice as both of them are slaves of Bamon Raj. One was in Congress and second is in BJP – both the parties of Bamon Raj.

Sardar Patel was a loyal servant of Bamon Raj in India and that’s a sole reason why his birth anniversary is celebrated in Goa today. The India that Sardar Patel knit together by dismantling princely state is a victim of uncontrolled power enjoyed by Bamons in India. Bhahujan Mukti Party is completely opposed the birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Patel in Goa and condemns those who are engaged in organizing the same.

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(Cliffton de Souza)

President

Bhahujan Mukti Party

Goa State

Bhahujan Mukti Party condemns mob pressure tactics against Ramesh Gauns for speaking out against mining in Goa

Bhahujan Mukti Party (BMP) strongly condemns the mining companies responsible for morcha of around 300 people at the residence of Ramesh Gauns, a national best teacher awardee as well as Goa best teacher awardee. The mining company mobilized workers in order to pressure Ramesh Gauns to give up his opposition to mining industry and organized morcha on Sunday, 24^th November 2013 at a time when Ramesh Gauns was miles away from home. Ramesh Gauns played important role in research and its sharing to public around illegalities in mining industry in Goa. He played a role of Public Intellectual.

According to sources the morcha was led by one person from Lamgao, Bicholim with std VIII as his educational qualification for whom Sesa Goa mining company has appointed as their officer. Sesa Goa is owned by Vendanta and listed on London stock exchange and also owns Dempo mines. 300 people came towards Ramesh Gauns’ residence but were blocked by nearly 50 policemen present on the site. Most of them were employees of Sesa Goa mining company as per information received. After reaching the residence of Ramesh Gauns nearly 230 workers withdrew from the protest as they supported Ramesh Gauns’ opposition to mining industry. Remaining 70 workers then were horded to nearby Shivaji maidan and public meeting against Ramesh Gauns took place. Some workers from this section later on met Ramesh Gauns and informed him that they too support him in his opposition to mining but due to the pressure from the management of Sesa Goa mining company they are compelled to participate in this protest against their will as worker are threatened to be dismissed from the job if they do not participate in the protests against Ramesh Gauns. This kind of attention to Ramesh Gauns by Sesa Goa has turned him into much bigger in stature. The protest in front of his residence followed by public meeting at Shivaji Maidan has proved to be right manure to push him to grow even mightier and powerful. Hats off to Ramesh Gauns. BPM salutes your work and offers every possible support. More than 50% of Goa is destroyed by mining companies and with commitment of people like you this has come to stop and Goa is saved. Mining induced traffic in Mandovi, Zuari and Arabian Sea was causing tar ball on Goa’s beaches turning them into black. By stopping mining industry Goa’s tourism is protected or let’s imagines what would be Goa with black beaches! Tourism doom! Ramesh Gauns has contributed tremendously to Goa and he is happy to received protest at his residence by mining companies as his medal much precious than the one he received from the hands of the President of India on Republic Day for teaching with excellence in Sarvona, Bicholim.

Lake of Lamgao, Bicholim is reportedly polluted due to mining silt and the villagers are protesting against the same; have even petitioned the State Government accusing Sesa Goa as responsible for the same. Sesa Goa mining company hopes to take over 17 hectares of land in Lamgao that is part of mining lease. However in order to achieve this Sesa Goa has to evict the Lamgao villagers. If villagers does not vacate the village then Sesa Goa’s hopes of further prosperity is very gloomy. These very villagers however have complaint to various government authorities about the pollution of the Lamgao lake due to mining carried out by Sesa Goa.

BMP congratulates Goa Police for timely action in preventing the protestors from causing any harm to the life and property at the residence of Ramesh Gauns. No terror tactics are going to be effective against Ramesh Gauns. BMP strongly commits its support to Ramesh Gauns.

Investigations has revealed that the morcha was carried on to demoralize Ramesh Gauns so that he can be stopped in his out spoken stance against mining industry that has caused enormous harm to agriculture, Forest, traffic, flora and fauna, water bodies, human health and habitation of Goa. The excuse given by the agitators that Ramesh Gauns is involved in cutting down of trees is false. The only tree that was cut is behind his house bordering soak pit and that too is not cut by Ramesh Gauns but by his brother. The land on which the tree stood is not in the name of Ramesh Gauns in form I & XIV. His brother completed the necessary formalities with forest department about the same.

Bhahujan Mukti Party also takes serious note of the intimidating tactics used agents of mining companies against journalists for providing publicity to Ramesh Gauns and his critical remarks about mining industry.

If the 300 hundred people came forward in order to protest one tree cut down that too legally and created media hype that Ramesh Gauns is cutting trees then how many morchas these people will have to organize in front of mining companies who has not only cut down large patches of western ghats forest but also slashed down the mountains and shipped them to Japan, China, etc? These people must organize protests every day in from of every mining company’s every office across the State of Goa.

The real culprits behind the scenes are the banks who have loaned finances to mining activities in the form of trucks; barges etc and put the large amount of people in difficult situation – the people who today are calling themselves mining dependents. The only solution to come of this is to cancel the loans. The ruling political parties will have to do this in the State of Goa and set the mining affected people free from every hardship of loan repayment. It is time that public protests now must be directed against the banks involved in financing mining industry. There is also the need for an audit to calculate as to how many jobs are lost in agriculture and horticulture over the past 50 years in Bicholim, Sattari, Sanguem, Dhabandora, Ponda and Quepem due to mining and how many are generated due to shutting down of mines for the past one year.

Mining has destroyed hinterland of land and it is only now that the mining is shut down for a year that Goa’s hinterland is gaining new life and agriculture is being revived and water bodies are flowing and air is breathable and fresh.

BMP is against operation of any mining activity in Goa by private mining companies. Mining must be nationalized and allowed with restrictions. The assets of the mining companies – movable as well as immovable - must be confiscated and auctioned in order to recover 35,000 crore rupees siphoned off as per Shah Commission report presented in Indian Parliament.

In the meanwhile BMP has taken serious note of the threats to disrupt the marriage ceremony of Ramesh Gauns’ son scheduled on December 8, 2013 in Sankhelim, Goa. If mining companies succeed in disrupting the marriage ceremony then it will be only under the instruction of the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who is also the Home Minister whose utterances on Ramesh Gauns so far at best cab be described as irresponsible (Environmentalists are cutting down trees and they are using cars). In that case it would mean that Chief Minister himself is involved in creating Law and Order problem and therefore will render himself unfit to rule Goa even for a minute after the marriage ceremony is disrupted. In that case BMP will urge President of India to dismiss the Goa government and impose President’s rule under the Article 356 of the Constitution of India.

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Cliffton de Souza

President

Bhahujan Mukti Party

Goa Unit