Beware of UGDP & Babush.
Finally all the candidates for the forthcoming election have filed their nomination papers. They will now promise to the voters not only sky but even Heaven. Dump them all into the Hell and let them burn there till eternity. The most complicated candidate is Babush Monsurate from Taleigao. He is now a wounded Lion and if he is allowed to get re-elected he will come out with fury and vengence and reintroduce his earlier projects for his personal gains. Babush will reintroduce his much opposed projects by the public, namely Town and Country Planning Ordinance and Regional Plan for Goa. Both these plans are destruction for Goa. T & C Planning ordinance was opposed by the public thru the leadership of Mummy Victoria Fernandes from St. Cruz and Regional Plan was vehemently opposed under the leadership of Dr. Rebello.
When the entire public was opposing these two projects of Babush, the Congress Government of Goa under Rane was showing less interest in the opposition of the entire public. This shows the power and might of Babush. He has shown his real nature that when he decides to do something, he is at it arrogantly, come what may, he will not care for any opposition. His ways are Salazarist. It is a pity that even after so many years of the exit of Portuguese from Goa, Salazarist blood is still flowing in Goa. And for that matter who said Goa is liberated from Salazarist regime? Taleigao Church and priests must try to convert him to a better path so that he uses his power for the good of the people. By side tracking very intelligently Somnath Zuwarkar from contesting on Congress Symbol, Babush made his way clear to get re-elected because there is no opposition for him that can shake him. And once he is elected from UGDP, like last time he will make mockery of UGDP by jumping into any party that gives him better dividends.
For this reason, everyone interested in Goa must now only warn Congress, MGP, BJP, Save Goa Front and others to take note of this danger of Babush. No party forming the next ministry in Goa should allow Babush to dictate his terms. Babush has destroyed the peace of Goa by introducing T & C Country Planning ordinance and Regional Plan for Goa. It is Babush who made people of Goa to come on to the streets in agitation for scrapping his two projects. If he is re-elected, he will do the same thing again because he does not care for anything. It is the responsibility of Taleigao voters now to save Goa and Goans from the sword of Babush. If Taleigao voters act sensibly then God will bless them otherwise they will be punished by the curse of innocent Goans who will have to suffer because of the sins of Babush.
No single party in Goa is capable to get the majority in the coming election because every party is sailing in the same boat. They are all birds of the same feathers, untrustworthy and impotents to rule Goa constructively. UGDP is the most unreliable party; they are fit only to issue Press Releases. It is this party that is making joke of its candidates first by allowing them to get elected and then by allowing the same candidates to go in the market of defection for a price. UGDP is like a Bazar of selling its MLA’s. Their past record is justifying my statement. It is better that the voters should boycott their candidates because the leadership of UGDP has no control over its MLA’s. Adv. Radharao Gracias is a big joke, his statements are nothing but full of jokes though he is very intelligent but not a serious man. His other colleagues in the party are not of any good.
UGDP is a disgrace on former United Goans Party. Goans should be careful while voting the candidates of UGDP otherwise voters must take a firm undertaking even thru legal means that once elected its MLA’s will not join nor defect to any other party. Is Radharao Gracias having marbles in his pants to vouch for his MLA’s? Is UGDP leadership got guts to assure the voters that none of its MLA’s will defect? Will all the candidates fighting the coming election on UGDP symbol give an undertaking that they will not defect to communal BJP like Babush and Mathanay Saldanha did last time and brought disgrace on their religion when Parrikar tried to defame and humiliate Christians? Oh Christian voters from Taleigao! Beware of Babush. He may join even the Lucifer to bring Jesus Christ from Heaven and spoil the gracefulness and holiness of Heaven. Goan voters and especially voters from Taleigao help Goa and Goans by taking care of Babush. Oh voters from Taleigao! Don’t become purchasable commodities. Money will come and money will go but thru this money received as bribes for votes will surely do heavy damage not only for Taleigao but for the entire Goa and for this posterity will hold you Taleigao voters responsible. You voters from Taleigao, you are now the saviours of Goa. Beware of Babush and beware of UGDP.
Just because we are away from our Goa it does not mean that we are careless for the cause of Goa. We are as careful for the well being of Goa as any of our resident Goan. Physically we may be away but our hearts and minds are totally in Goa. Bodily we may be in Kuwait but soully we are in Goa. We love Goa and Goan causes as no expatriate does anywhere in the world. Our past records and contributions for the cause of Goa will surely justify my point. We Kuwaitkars are much closer to Goa in mind and heart than any of the Goans settled anywhere in the world. Hence, on coming Thursday 23rd of this month we have decided to organize a meeting of like minded Goans to ascertain their views on the coming election in Goa and make our views open to Goa and Goans in Goa. At this crucial time for Goa we cannot be silent spectators. Surely this is going to be the last election of Goa where genuine Goans will have an upper hand but later on Goa’s fate will be decided in the elections to come by the non-Goans who will increase their number with the help of the MLA’s in the next Vidhan Sabah.
Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
