According to the latest news, in Calangute constituency, both
the former bitter foes Agnelo Fernandes ex MLA and Joseph Sequeira the leading
Panch of Calangute have turned out to be friends once again.
In the last election for Goa Legislative Assembly both Joseph
Sequeira and Agnelo Fernandes played a Tug Of War with their respective
supporters for the Calangute Constituency Seat and in
the bargain with the help of Joseph Sequeira camp the soft spoken and humble
man Michael Lobo won the Calangute Seat and Agnelo Fernandes lost the chance to
retain his Seat thereby missing an opportunity to create a hat trick of wining
this Seat for the third time. While
fighting their Tug of War, both Fernandes and Sequeira created enmity not only
between both of them but also between their supporters as well.
Now as per the latest information they have patched up their
differences and joined hands together to defeat the BJP candidate in the
North in the coming Lokh Sabah Election. Though not impossible to defeat
BJP yet they must know that North Goa segment is not a Calangute constituency alone
and moreover Calangute constituency is not Candolim and Calangute villages only,
it is much beyond that over which the power of Sequeira and Fernandes is very
limited. In view of this they must not exaggerate
their power. They must know as Shakespeare said that there are more things in Heaven than what they dreamt.
Besides, Michael Lobo hailing from Parra village which is a
part of Calangute constituency is wielding lot of influence and goodwill even
from his earlier adversaries because of the good work he is doing in his
constituency even though some of his earlier colleagues now turned enemies are
intentionally keeping blind to this fact. Moreover, he is not using vindictive
tactics against his opponents as third class Panchas, Sarpanchas and MLA’s are
doing in their localities and constituencies to harass the locals unnecessarily.
Though now Sequeira and Fernandes are become friends after a
bitter tussle earlier to gain the supremacy of Calangute constituency, their
respective supporters who unnecessarily and blindly also created enmity among
them to support their masters are still on belligerent mood. Who is responsible for this discord? Are not both the masters who are using their
supporters to get benefit for them? These supporters are now in a state of
dilemma knowing not in what direction they will have to move. In this case the
leaders became friends while their supporters are still remaining enemies. Both the
leaders thought only of their personal interest without considering the interest of
their supporters who according to one source have been cheated.
For sure we got the information that both Sequeira and Fernandes are
become friends again but never heard the same has happened to their respective
supporters.
Meantime, let us hope the friendship between Joseph and Fernandes
lasts for longer period and not just a honeymoon period as normally happened in
the past.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Goa.
