Posted on : 16-06-2020

It’s absolutely shocking that Goa has gone from 0 to 464+ in less than a month and I am forced to recall the fact that whenever I warned the CM and this Government of this imminent scenario, I was blamed for creating undue panic BUT atleast now I hope that those who were barking against my projections will stop barking, put their tails between their legs and scoot away so that some real action can now be taken albeit very-very late to save Goa from a macabre scene of death all around… The present community spread scenario could have been avoided if the Government had heeded to my appeal to stop trains bringing in non Goans or to put it more precisely Quarantine Tourists to Goa… When my repeated appeals were unheard by the CM, I took the initiative on 17th May to write to Shri.Piyush Goel because our CMs ears were filled with the venomous lead of Michael Lobo’s Quarantine Tourism and he could only hear the sweet ringing of coins in lieu of the money bags received from the Casino lobby… It’s not out of any personal animosity or political motives that I have been vocal against Michael rather it’s only because the highly unethical and dangerous practices that are going on in Calangute under his patronage in the name of Quarantine Tourism, will be catastrophic for entire Goa… He’s blatantly misusing his powers and proximity to the CM to misguide the CM and the Goa Government to fill his coffers and it’s very sad that the CM is hand in gloves with him… With the direct support of the CM and kickbacks from the Hotel lobby, Michael Lobo is becoming No.1 threat to the wellbeing of Goa… We can expect the worst of unexpected from this epitome of Greed and Corruption and the way he changes his colors will put even a chameleon to shame… And he dares to keep doing it because he’s got the full support of Dr.Corruption and both of them are upto thier necks in muddy mix of Quarantine Tourism, Illegal Mining, Labour Scam, Ration Scam and every other imaginable opportunity to make money… You’ll know that I have made continuous efforts to bring to the notice of the CM and Government that it’s methodology in handling the Corona crisis is inefficient and now sadly I have been proven correct…it’s indeed sad that despite my best efforts, I couldn’t avert this situation… Way back on 25th May, I had raised my concerns regarding the efficacy of the haphazardly formulated SOPs of COVID control…I have been repeatedly pointing out the loopholes in the testing system, need for preparedness in wake of opening up borders but sadly, my voice fell on deaf ears of Ignorance & Arrogance… On 3rd June I seriously projected my anxiety of Community transmission following the Mangor Hill incident and even before that I have been expressing my genuine concern for the wellbeing of Goenkars by opposing the halt of trains in Goa that did not carry Goans, influx from the porous borders of Maharashtra, the callous attitude of CMs office to increasing numbers of COVID cases etc.. I have been very loud in bringing to the notice of the Administration that Goa is going from Green to Red but nobody seemed to listen as everyone was more interested in following the example of the CM and his partner Michael Lobo making money out of the relaxations… This finally forced me to write to the Prime Minister on 8th June followed by a Reminder on 10th June and I am hopeful that this time around, the Centre will put party politics aside and think in terms of the safety and wellbeing of Goans… I have left no stone unturned in highlighting the difficulties faced by our most dedicated Medical Fraternity and have done whatever possible within my means for thier welfare and I again remind the Government that with the rapid increase in positive cases, our small Medical staff will not be able to handle the situation and it’s time to seek the help of Army Medical Corps and also requisition Isolation Coaches from Railways failing which our COVID patients will have to be dumped on the streets, I have already projected this in my letter to the Prime Minister… I would also like to recall my request to Prime Minister for deployment of Central Security forces to ensure total containment in hotspots like Vasco, Chimbel etc because our Police personnel are too stressed out and over-worked beyond thier capacities… Goa has lost the advantage of Lockdown-1 due to the foolishness of the CM, his nonsensical SOPs and the greed of him and his cohorts in exacting their profits of sin by taking advantage of the relaxations by MHA… And because the CM and Goa Government failed to maintain the Green status with stringent measures, we’re now in the middle of Community transmission and heading towards Lockdown-2… I request on behalf of every Goenkar to put aside their sinister games and give priority to the life of Goans…it’s my most vociferous appeal to give importance not to Preserve Livelihood but to Preserve Goan Life… Every step that this Government takes henceforth should be based on ensuring that not a single Goan life is lost to Corona…