The question ‘Why special status for Goa?’ has many answers but no solution. Interestingly, the House passed a unanimous resolution to demand special status for Goa. We do not respect our land, nor do we want to preserve it for the next generation. This has attracted land sharks to our door with lucrative offers which are irresistible. Land is limited and we must protect what little is left of it for future development.
We cry hoarse of loosing our identity and diluting our culture. Migrants and outside settlers have migrated to make Goa a second home, without much commitment to the state's heritage and culture. We are undecided on the language issue. Sadly, we do not speak the language we have opted for. Strangely, we have two languages for official use. Every successive government that comes to power is deeply disappointing. Feeling frustrated, many Goans have left their ancestral land, never to return. In this particular scenario the demand for special status for Goa remains much to be debated.
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| The Goan cultivation landscape |
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