Election fewer has not reached to the expected level as it used to during the earlier periods though every Party and every candidate carry on with their activities either openly or clandestinely. Though overwhelming majority of Christians look at BJP with suspicion yet many feels Congress is more bad because of the all round corruption it meted out to Goa during the last so many years. Internally according to one source some very prominent Congressmen are silently supporting BJP candidates because these Congressmen were earlier part of Parrikar. For example Sardinha earlier formed his Government with the support of BJP and he according to some sources silently backing BJP. BJP according to many is enjoying goodwill of the masses comprising minorities. Even many elite class of Goans are lending their support to BJP. The base for BJP in Goa was increased when Parrikar openly acknowledged his folly of going against Christians and promised to give clean and upright governance to Goa once elected this time to power.
Even Church leaders are telling from the Altars and Pulpits to reject the corrupt candidates meaning all the congressmen who are involved in corruption. Yesterday there was a feast at Old Goa of "Milagrincho Piddeacho Furis". During the sermon the preacher in the strongly worded sermon against corrupt politicians commanded the congregations comprising thousands Not To Vote the corrupt same old faces. He said voting corrupt politicians back to power will be an Anti- Christian act and further added that the duty of a Christian is to vote for an upright and good candidate who is not looting Goa and Goans. Then he said to Vote is a Christian duty but to sell one's vote is an act which is against Christian doctrine. Such vote sellers will receive severe punishment from God while they are alive only.
The choice for Christians now is to be very judicious while casting their votes. The most corrupt and criminal contenders in this election are Chrisitians. They are Devils of first grade promoting the Kingdom of Devil in Goa. Christians are duty bound to vote them out and bring in new faces. By doing this Christians will lose nothing because by electing them earlier Christians have gained nothing. These elected politicians once elected will enrich themselves and also to their family members only while others stare to the sky disillusioned.
According to the preachers at Old Goa, if the same old corrupt politicians are re-elected then they will finish Goa for Goans and for the future generation of Goa. They will convert Goa into a brothel where these politicians will snatch our wives from our clutches for them to use. They will in one word destroy Goa. DO YOU GENUINE GOANS WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO YOUR GOA?
Those who believe in St. Francis Xavier, must know one thing what He did when He addressed His first letter to the Portuguese authorities in Lisbon. Wrote He saying people in and around Old Goa are rampantly involved in illicit Sex. And now if He was alive He would write another letter saying Goan politicians are involved in excessive illicit Sex and they should be punished for this degradition of otherwise good moral life.
DECIDE WELL AND DECIDE FIRMLY UPRIGHT TO ELECT FIRMLY UPRIGHT AND GOOD CANDIDATES.
A. Veronica Fernanndes.
