May 27, 2007

Goa Election and Fr. Concecao

Fr. Conceisao should be disciplined by the Church for not obeying its directives.
Election Officers should also book him for violating election code of conduct by 'Mixing the Mass', church, Altar, preaching, etc, with politics

I know for sure, there is a sizable number of voters switched sides because of Fr. Conceisao political preaching.


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MEETING IN KUWAIT ON GOA ELECTION

GOA ELECTION MEETING IN KUWAIT.

Kuwait Goans are always on forefront amongst all the expatriate Goans to show their concern for Goa and the events taking place in Goa. In view of this and as usual, maintaining their tradition, in Kuwait city on Friday 25th of this month, A. Veronica Fernandes convened a meeting of like minded Goans who are equally concerned of the forthcoming election in Goa on 2nd June 2007. It was a very good discussion held and some of the speakers spoke openly and boldly so also loudly on the candidates and their parties and their demands. Tiatrist Rosary Ferns in his speech said Tiatrists in Goa can do a lot to force the candidates to promise to get the Romi Konkani Bill passed but do our Tiatrists have a genuine will to do so? I doubt, he said, because on the eve of the poll candidates will pour money and make some of the otherwise vocal Tiatrists dumb. He further said some of the Tiatrists are become purchasable commodities. Their love for Roman Script Konkani is very shallow. Otherwise, they must all join together and in one voice they must ask their candidates in every constituency that they will support Romi Konkani. Further Rosary said, Mickey Pacheco should be asked by the voters from Colva and other villages of Benaulim constituency that Pacheco should remain faithful to his party, give top priority for Romi Konkani issue and work for the upliftment of Goan causes. Rosary also said that of course dejectingly that Konkani issue is not important for the MLAs and candidates because it does not fetch them any remuneration. It is only a good slogan as an election gimmick. Then he added, our Romi Konkani issue will remain unresolved like Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan because Congress Party and its candidates and MLAs and Ministers are not faithful to it. We so much relied on Congress but it does not support our issue of Romi Konkani.

Luis Cardoso in his normally witty argument said that why priest don’t contest election instead of openly supporting this candidate and that candidate? The Church of Goa is not under one principle because of this unprincipled stand of the Church, one priest is supporting Luizin Faleiro by blessing his campaign openly while in the same constituency another priest giving his blessing for Churchill Alemao of Save Goa Front. Fr. Conceicao is saying support Congress because it is the only secular party while the other priest from the same Goa Church saying support Save Goa Front because it is a party of upright Goans. Then which priest is giving the right guidance to the faithfuls? Which priest is giving instructions to the faithfuls as per the policy of the Church and by the way what is the policy of Goa Church? Is Patriarch sleeping at Altino?

Supporting Luis stand, Elvino Rodrigues argued that recently in Philippines one T - Shirt priest contested election and got elected. Why our priests cannot do the same instead of openly supporting their favourite candidates sometimes for their own selfish benefits? Some years back 5 priests were the members of the Ministry formed in one the Countries in South America and they had the approval of the Vatican to do this. Further Elvino argued that the work done by the current MLAs and Ministers is of minor importance and whatever they did it was not a favour on the people. They are elected to do this job only and not to bark like dogs saying “I did this road, that electrical jobs etc”. He further said Dayananda Narvenkars projects such as IT Park will never fetch jobs for Goans. As in other cases, the jobs there will go for non-Goans only for a price. Aldona constituency voters should be very careful of Narvenkar and if possible now only they must get an undertaking from Narvenkar that he would not proceed further on his pet projects against the wishes of the local Goans otherwise, voters there should reject him and priests from Aldona Constituency Churches must awaken the people there against the menace of Narvenkar’s projects including the Cricket Stadium which is not favoured by the locals. Elvino also said with regards to Romi Konkani that priests must openly campaign for this cause because the proceedings oral and written conducted in the Church are organized in Roman script Konkani only otherwise "Novo Korar" and other liturgical works of the Church in Roman script “ghal Igorjechea Dobean”.

Manuel Goes and Alex de Consua said in no way Mathanay Saldanha should be voted back to power in Cortalim because he is a traitor and revengeful man. In order to take his revenge against Congress, Mathanay Saldanha supported communal and anti-Christian BJP when he was elected on anti-BJP platform. They also said Mauwin is a number of cunning and anti-Goan because of this anti-Goan attitude of his he naturalized all the Ghanttis at Birlanagar and created a vote Bank for him. Raymond D’Sa may be an ideal candidate and electing a new man like Raymond D’Sa may help. Helping a non-Goan to get elected in Cortalim as Sarpanch by Mauwin Godinho was condemned by all.

Everybody agreed that to create a vote Bank for certain candidates, especial Housing colonies are created in many places in Goa. But on whose plots? On Government plots where non-Goans are given priorities. Are these MLA’s and Montris fit to serve Goans? It was in one voice everybody agreed that we should not vote for BJP because they are communal, anti-Christian, anti-Konkani like MGP and anti-Romi Konkani. Though BJP men are not as “Chors” and as “Bamtte” as Congressmen are.

Everybody agreed that Churchill Alemao is much better than Luizin Faleiro and all the Navelimkar attending the meet agreed to advise their nearest and dearest back home to vote for Churchill Alemao because he declared his support for Romi-Konkani while Luizin Faleiro like a cunning fox and a political crook is keeping his total silence on this issue. One thing Navelkars must agree that Churchill must not defect to any other party because in the coming election no single party will get majority. The result of election will be “Torre de Babel”. It was unanimously agreed by all the attendees to tell their family members back home in Goa not to vote for Congress party back to power because including the number one fraud Margareth Alva, most of the Congressmen are Chor and anti-Romi Konkani.

It was also agreed by all to request the Taleigao voters to get a firm undertaking from Babush Monsurate that he will support Romi-Konkani, he will not any more indulge in Town and Country Planning bill nor in Regional Plan for Goa neither he will defect to any other party. All the speakers in one voice loudly said “Not To Vote for UGDP” which is a big joke because they are selling their MLAs like “Bangdde”. UGDP has no control over its MLAs. The whole tamasha of election in Goa is made by UGDP. It was also agreed that if Congress gets a chance to form Ministry, in no way Rane should be made Chief Minister again because he lost his brain cells. Rane is a traitor for this reason thru chickanery he is inducting his son into Assembly thru side door. And while Rane is playing his tricks to get his son into the Assembly making the whole Congress a “chutiya”, Volkott Margareth Alva is silently watching the whole tamasha, of course nodding her shameless head to Rane. Alva finally will tear Congress in Goa into pieces and disappear into oblivion. She was rejected in Mangalore by Mangaloreans. We in Goa get only the rejected “Kolgim” to suck Goa.

While concluding the meet, everyone wished Goans in Goa all the best to elect all the best candidates.

A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.