Special status

Goa has again missed out on being granted special status after the Centre said the demand is unjustifiable and. The Centre has put the ball in the state govt’s court to enact a suitable legislation to bar outsiders buying land in Goa.

 It is a well known fact that politicians, bureaucrats/babus of all classes and creed  have invested heavily in Goa’s real estate market and they will not give in that easily.  Mizoram, Himachal & Uttarkhand have been given special status, than why a different yardstick is applied to Goa.  It is now upto the state govt to save the limited  land resources at our disposal, instead of raising useless issues like bikinis and pub culture.  
Lucas D’Souza, Verna

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