![]() For some time now, even Church circles have reverberated with the clamor for protection of Goa’s land and environment. Special status, Goans say, would restrict outsiders from buying land and property in Goa, the top tourist destination in the country. Gandhi addressed more than 50,000 people at an anniversary event in the state capital of Panaji. ![]() Down the years, the people of Goa have begun to believe their identity was under threat, though their spirits were lifted when Sonia Gandhi, grand-daughter of Nehru and chairperson of the federal ruling coalition, promised to take up Goa’s demand for special status in India. At the time of its liberation, on December 19, 1961, India’s then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru promised to safeguard Goa’s identity – customs, practices and policies inherited from the Portuguese, who ruled the area from 1510. Goa recently marked 50 years since its liberation from Portuguese colonial rule and its merger with India. ![]() Published: Decem07:13 AM GMT Updated: Decem07:41 AM GMT ![]()
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