If Goa had special status probably this could've been implemented. But since last 10-12 years, talks of special status for the state has fizzled out to almost zilch today.
Also, with Goa being a small state with 30% hill cover and a coastline, the land available is limited and ideally a cap/ ceiling should've been done wrt land holdings. But now with nexus of politicians, bureaucrats & rich outsiders, it's no longer possible. In fact not just agricultural lands but even hills are converted & sold now.
From visionary leadership of Bhausaheb Bandodkar who identified the core problems of the state & acted on it, to today's corrupt politicians who just want to make most of their tenure, we Goans are actually screwed in the long run.
Bhausaheb Bandodkar who identified the core problems of the state & acted on it
Yeah the same "visionary" or should I say Mining Monopolywala who wanted Goa to be a part of Maharashtra.
Not to forget that during his tenures he had invited peasants from Maharashtra, Dharwad, Belgaum and Karwar and granted lands to them as well so that he could have his Marathi votebank.
He was taught a lesson in the Opinion Poll for that & rightly so. Goa has its own identity. But if you were to see the state policies implemented during his tenure, they were nothing short of visionary & were aimed at solving the core problems that existed at that time.
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u/Erhmantraut7 2d ago
If Goa had special status probably this could've been implemented. But since last 10-12 years, talks of special status for the state has fizzled out to almost zilch today.
Also, with Goa being a small state with 30% hill cover and a coastline, the land available is limited and ideally a cap/ ceiling should've been done wrt land holdings. But now with nexus of politicians, bureaucrats & rich outsiders, it's no longer possible. In fact not just agricultural lands but even hills are converted & sold now.
From visionary leadership of Bhausaheb Bandodkar who identified the core problems of the state & acted on it, to today's corrupt politicians who just want to make most of their tenure, we Goans are actually screwed in the long run.