On CPD-RDTL issue

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Notes from the Blogger

Congratulations to the PNTL, and the Government specifically, on bringing back the CPD-RDTL members from Welaluhu rice field. The Police deserves a round of applause for dismantling the Resistance group's base without taking lives as many would have expected. It is probably the first success story of the 10 years old Institution and second after the Joint Operation with F-FDTL in 2008 that forced the petitioners surrendered unconditionally. 

If it were a dirty task, the Police handled it well. it is time for the government to do well the clean task which is to develop the agriculture and transform Timor Leste to be a food sustainable country. But i doubt there would be any miracle soon in the agriculture ministry. The CPD-RDTL had indeed made an important point that they deserve a credit for. 

During the last 10 years, the governments have failed to provide a sustainable agriculture that guarantee basic food for the country. Despite high state budget for the agriculture and fishery ministry in the IV constitutional government, food security are still unattainable as the farmers regularly hit by seasonal hunger and the country continuously importing rice from Vietnam. Where, then, have all of the money  been spent? it was said the money was spent on tractors, building irrigation, providing seeds and training farmers but the results are yet unseen. if it were not a stupid policy, it was an inefficient plan as CPD people have shown they still could run the rice field without tractors and government support seeds. 

It was, nonetheless a good news that there were no incident of killing or death because the story could have been different. Poor people might continuously become object to the government's resolutions the police power but watch out. Unless the government clean their inefficiencies and corrupt practices, the poor will still stand up one day for a just cause. The government has to stop its political rhetorics and show more results; it has to move on from politics to economy.

Hence, the CPD-RDTL issue is a reflection point for the government. 

Viva Povu RDTL