johnny five

But isnt he the Goan government representative, agreed by the British High Commission, and the one that THEY have asked you all to send details of your situation to?

Too surreal for words..........................

poppetjay

Prehaps we should tell the high commision how we feel, Kishore has had our paperwork for over 2 years now as we were told to go to him not one phone call or acknowledgment to any of my letters or calls.

wallydug

They`re getting precisely what they deserve.

#1960.
Likewise. Got phone number for JCB hire?

#1962.
This is the guy our gov`t rep told us to confide in. What the f---!!
We`re pawns in some kind of game. Forget the Brit. Gov`t, we`re on our own.
Bastards, all of them.

Wally. (pissed off wally.)

poppetjay

I am really confused and p.....d as well, we brought our place whilst on an employment visa,heres the hic up the deeds state that it was an employment visa, but my husband renewed his passport and surrendered his old one to the UK passport office, and yes the visa was in that passport and we dont have a copy of it!!! mr Kishore said he would contact the IHC in UK to confirm the employment visa had been issued, and thats the last we have heard. so if thats the case if you were to write to him or go and see him like we did, you may be waiting very very long time for any response

dreadsoc

I agree with you also.
I have even been told by quite a few Goans not to trust KISHORE as his mission is to confiscate.
I shall be supporting AFD's mission to bring this to the attention of the BHC.

Dread - Take Hem's advice here people !
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Goacrazy56

Yep!! 100% correct but this man will take no prisoners i assure you
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iain492001

For those of us forced to endure the 2 month "exile", I thought this article I received by e-mail subscription to Goanet-News would be a reminder of what we are missing. He's a brave man to include his e-mail address and mobile number.

Of course there's nothing new in what he says. Being "in exile", I wonder where it was published...................



[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Politicians in Goa are just taking care of their own interests (Nisser Dias)‏
From: [email protected] on behalf of Goanet Reader ([email protected])
Sent: 11 March 2010 14:56PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! ([email protected])

POLITICIANS IN GOA ARE JUST TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN INTERESTS By Nisser Dias [email protected] 9422437029

Last week, elected representatives -- or rather some of the ministers of the Congress-led coalition government -- set yet another precedent in India's tourist state. The G7 as the group is known and named after the Group of Seven, but now branded as the Gang of Seven, has served an ultimatum to the chief minister. They've done so by indicating to him in no uncertain terms that he dare not lift a finger to drop them as ministers under any circumstances. Else, his term as chief minister too would be cut short. In other words the Gang of Seven, most of whose members either has a shady past or a criminal record (at the time of penning this column, two cases were registered against the Tourism minister Mickky Pacheco) are telling not only the chief minister but also the people of Goa, that the law isnot applicable to them. That the law is only to the layperson. To put it in Shashi Tharoor's words, it is applicable only to the cattle class, that is, to us the people of Goa. Goa's legacy as a paradise on earth -- notforgetting being one of the global hot-spots for its flora and fauna -- is based on it being home to grand or aristocratic architecture, virgin beaches,a soothing green countryside, crystal clearwaterfalls, calmly flowing rivers and easy greenrolling hills. This all is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. And in its place what we hear of are drug deals, rapes, murders and what we see is utter contempt for the law. Who is responsible for this collapse of law and order? It is me and you, for electing self-centered individuals to run the administration of this state. Individuals whose primary aimis to fill their coffers even if it mean to ride roughshodthe law or bend it to suit their interests. We expected our elected representatives to be role models for our citizens,but they have let us down miserably. Last week, the political scenario in the state was in a state of flux, with the Gang of Seven flexing their muscles in connivance with State and Central leaders. Their intention being not the betterment of the State and its people, but simply their own wellbeing. There were rumours last week that the chief minister wanted to rein in dissent against him by the Gang of Seven. An opportunity came the CM's way with the NIA (National Investigation Agency) probing the links of Transport minister Sudin Dhavlikar's wife with the Hindu fundamentalist groupSanatan Sanstha. The latter is charged with having tried tocarry out bomb explosions in Margao on the eve of Diwali. The CM apparently wanted to ease him out of cabinet, at thesame time using the yardstick applied to senior Congressman Dayanand Narvekar, Education minister Babush Monserrate was also in the firing line, as a charge-sheet was filed againsthim in a criminal case. But the group of seven caused the plans of the chief minister to go haywire. Interestingly what has surfaced in the public domain is the fact that it is no longer the chief minister's prerogative to either induct or drop a minister. Neither is it within his discretion to allot portfolios of his choice to his cabinet colleagues. Infact, our chief minister has been reduced to a mere postman who does what the Centre directs him too. Besides, he also gives in to the wishes of the coalition partner, and further agrees to the demands of the Independents supporting the government. Inspite of all this, none are happy. Either theyfeel they have not been included in the Cabinet when they deserve to, or because those included could not get the choicest or the lucrative portfolios. Hence, once again the rigmarole begins and the clamour goes out for a leadership change.This means toppling bids, threats to pull out ofthe government and so on. And for what and whom? Itis surely not for the betterment of the State or its people but for our politicians themselves. Let's us analyze our ministers and their criminal record. First the Gang of Seven: Tourism minister Mickky Pacheco wasinvolved in a shack burning case in Betalbatim even before hebecame a MLA. He was later acquitted. He still though hassome cases pending with the police like the infamous casinocase and, just this week, the police have registered offencesagainst him for assault on a photojournalist and filling oflow lying area in Colva. Earlier too, there were instanceswhere he allegedly assaulted a KTC driver and an electricitydepartment engineer while they were on duty. For his brashbehaviour, he has even denied a gun license. Then comes Education minister Babush Monserrate,who very recently he has been charged with an'attempt to murder' in the Panjim police stationstoning case along with some of his supporters.Earlier too he was allegedly charged with extortion. A private complaint of a 'threat to kill' is also hangingover the head of the Health minister Vishwajit Rane in thecourt of law. A non-cognizable case also stands registeredagainst Transport minister Sudin Dhavlikar for allegedlythreatening to kill a person spearheading agitation againstSanatan Sanstha. PWD minister Churchill Alemao was charged under the NationalSecurity Act (NSA) during the tenure of former chief ministerPratapsingh Rane. Again Churchill and his brother UrbanDevelopment minister Joaquim Alemao were charged withsmuggling and had to spend time in jail during investigation.They were subsequently acquitted. Former Finance minister Dayanand Narvekar has beencharge-sheeted in the one day international cricket matchticket scam and also for endangering human lives. He wasdropped from the Cabinet after being charge-sheeted in thecase. Besides this, some of our legislators are alsoalleged involved in sex scandals, illegal miningand selling of mining ore. With ministers with suchbackground, how can we expect good governance andadministration? How will these ministers with ashady past allow the chief minister, bureaucratsand officers to functions for Goa's brighterfuture? Besides, the powers that the ministershave been carrying on their shoulders have not onlygone to their heads, it seems that some of it hasalso been transferred onto their sons and daughters. Take the example of a senior Congress politician son. It isalleged that he is involved with drug dealers, prostitutionracket and illegal mining. Then there is the son of yetanother minister against whom a rape case is under trial.Then there is a daughter of yet another Congress ministerwhose alleged dealings are allegedly on the other side oflaw. Recently it is alleged that she locked one of thecontractors renovating their residence, inside the bathroomfor a full day. Currently, the police are on a hunt for drug dealers. Havethe police even made an attempt to questions the minister'sson for his alleged involvement? On the face of it, nabbingof some drug dealers maybe bring a relief to citizens; but inmy opinion it is just a farce. Israeli national Dudu is a spent force in drug deals in Goa;after his arrest in Bombay more then a year ago he was out ofbusiness and thus became a liability to the police, leadingto his arrest. Infact the police are paving the way forothers to get into drug business by easing out the oldplayers. Our ministers are in the know how of it, but willnot lift a finger to curb the trade as there is lots of money in it. [Written on March 4, 2010 and published in Goa.]

Banyan

Hope you are not serious re the hire of the JCB.

Should action be taken with the JCB it could be considered criminal damage to what the Indian Gov consider to be THEIR property, spending time in a Goan jail would be hell!

Just hope all this mess is soon sorted, fairly and correctly.

Banyan.

k800mer

When I renewed my passport I received the old one back with a corner cut off so it could not be used. It was not quite out of date when I renewed it.

dreadsoc

Never a truer account was written I would say !
I agree wioth you Iain - this is one brave guy putting his name to it, but good on him !

Dread - the truth as written
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a_f_d

The confiscation (Swiss again not Swedish) and comments from an Assistant Director of the DofE - mostly targetting companies at the moment.

AndyD 8-0#

Goacrazy56

Andy the link won't open,which news paper did you see this in
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Goacrazy56

published in Sify Business paper

'Some foreigners using dirty money to buy Goa property' 2010-03-12 17:50:00


Several controversial real estate deals by foreigners in Goa could well have been funded by proceeds from crime and narcotics trade, an Enforcement Directorate official Friday said.

'We are probing the possibility of money sourced from proceeds of crime and through sale of narcotics being used to purchase of properties,' the department's Assistant Director Jyoti Sharma told media persons here.


She said it has also been found that large volumes of money were being illegally routed by several foreign-run companies from tax havens abroad to purchase properties in coastal resort villages in the state.


However, she did not name the countries or financial institutions from where the money was being sourced.


Sharma was referring to the 350-odd cases being probed by the ED concerning properties purchased mainly in coastal Goa, by individual foreigners or by companies owned by foreign nationals in violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and violation of Reserve Bank of India guidelines.


'Out of the 350 cases, we have put 45 to 50 cases involving companies on fast track. We will be submitting our report within a few months,' Sharma said.


The official said that in several cases where land, which was purchased for setting up hospitality industry units by companies headed by foreigners, was being used for 'other purposes'.


'In several other cases we have found that no stated business is conducted. And at times no IT returns are filed at all, which is in contravention of FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) norms,' she said.


The state government 2007 had asked the ED to probe the properties bought by foreigners in the period between 2003 and 2007, after public outcry that large chunks of land were being illegally purchased by foreigners, especially in coastal Goa.


Sharma also cited several cases where land graded as 'agricultural holding' was fraudulently converted to non agricultural used after it was bought by foriegners or companies owned by them.


'We have already completed investigation involving a Swiss national, August Thommen, in February last month. He had violated FEMA norms while purchasing 1,000 sq metre land at Anjuna (beach village in north Goa). The government has confiscated the property,' Sharma said, adding that Thommen had been fined Rs.2 lakh for violating the forex law.


She further said that a lot of properties were bought by foreigners, while visiting India on a tourist visa, while FEMA stipulated that a foreigner should be a 'resident of India' (residing in the country for more than 182 days) at the time of carrying out a real estate transaction.

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johnny five

Good morning GC, try this;

http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%...ted/34587.html

Bit of a have they/havent they situation, especially when one of our members spoke to him personally and he denied it?

Have just read "Buyer Beware" so now understand a bit more.

Goacrazy56

Thank you J for the link,
Now we watch and wait
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