SPEPCIAL STATUS for Goa has been rejected by the
Central government ruled by BJP and headed by Premier Narendra Modi who during
the last electioneering in Goa assured SS to Goa. However, this SS request has been rejected by
the Modi government on the grounds that it is unconstitutional though such
requests elsewhere in India has been granted but why not for Goa? If it is not feasible to grant, why Modi
blindly promised SS to Goa? Is he a mad man to give false promises? If yes then how Indians can rely on him? To get votes from Goans for his party he
should not give false promises and
thereby lower the dignity of Premier of India. In view of this, how the world
leaders whom he is meeting in India and abroad will trust him? I think it is a
shame for India to have such an untrustworthy premier at the helm of affairs.
After Modi government
came to power at the Center, Parrikar confidently made a statement saying that
he will have no need to go to Delhi to get his demands approved but just he will speak over
the telephone to Modi and get the needful done. But, now in the case of SS
demand after rejecting by Modi government he aasured Goans that he will go to
Delhi shortly to discuss this issue with the Premier Modi. It is now surprising that why Parrikar as
stated earlier cannot get this demand telephonically? Is there any rift cropped up between CM and
PM for this reason the PM rejected Parrikar’s demand to humiliate him in front
of Goans thereby putting the Goans into inconvenience? Besides, what stops Parrikar from enacting a legislation that prevents outsiders from buying Goan land? According to experts, State government is also empowered to deal with this subject as per the wishes of Goans but unfortunately Parrikar is hiding this subject.
It is now confirmed
beyond any doubt that both the PM and CM are liars who by telling lies to the
Goan voters got both the BJP candidates elected. According to one source, our
demand papers had some flaws. If it was
the case, why an expert advice was not sought by Parrikar before drafting our
demand? And why in this case Modi did
not return the papers for correction?
Was it that difficult to do this?
One thing is certain, Goans in general have lost their confidence in
Parricar to do anything good to Goa and Goans.
By the time the SS issue is sorted out, Goa will be filled with more and
more non-Goans who will purchase Goan land and erect their own settlements. I
think this is what Parricar wants to degoanise Goa and thus silence the voice
of Goans for SS.
By the way, is SS
demand a correct demand by the Goans? Or
better still Autonomy? Or still more
better the demand for outright independence since Nehru as promised failed to
conduct the referendum on this after he forcibly annexed Goa to Bharat? According to one source, to close the case of
Goa’s annexation once and for all, Nehru gave Opinion Poll to Goa thinking that
MGP will win and Goa will be integrated with Maharastra thus liquidating Goa
from the Map. But our victory in the Opinion Poll has surprised the Central
leadership and kept the Goa’s issue open for further necessary action.
Goa’s case is totally
different from the other territories in India because at the time of India’s
independence Goa was not a part of India.
Goa was invaded by India much later without the consent of Goans. One of
the renowned Indian leaders Morarjee Desai opposed Goa’s invasion, so too
Mahatmah Gandhi earlier when he was alive after India’s independence. Without
giving heed to the saner counsel, Nehru invaded Goa dubbing it as Liberation
and thereby imposing Indian citizenship on Goans against their wishes. I am an
Indian citizen not by my own choice but by force imposed from Delhi without my
consent.
In view of this, will
it be wrong for Goans to demand total independence for Goa to avoid step
motherly treatment to Goa which was not done even during the Portuguese time
when Goa was given much better treatment. Though it sounds difficult yet there is no
harm in placing this demand before the
Government of India very decently and very peacefully. India being a topmost democratic country, will
surely give a keen hearing to this demand.
Can we try by raising our voice in this direction? If by raising this
issue we will not get anything then by remaining silent will we gain anything?
Finally, those politicians who gave promises of resigning from their posts if their demand of SS is rejected, now, if they are real sons and real daughters of their real fathers then they will submit their resignations and honour their words.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim,
Goa.
