Who is responsible for
the current ugly happenings in Goa? Surely
if not fully then at least partly the living Freedom Fighters of Goa for not doing enough after the ouster of Portuguese. Before elaborating my answer let me be frank
in paying my highest respect for all those Freedom Fighters who were sincere in
their mission for the betterment of Goa and Goans. That Portuguese rule in Goa had to come to an
end is a sure fact otherwise I would also join the freedom struggle but after
driving out the colonialists I will not sleep content with Pension and
Tamrapatra. Instead I would mount more pressure on Indian government either to leave from Goan soil as it did in
Bangladesh or to give us greater autonomy on the pattern of Macau or Pondichery
at least, as assured by Nehru. But I would
never keep silent on the re-colonisation process of Goa by the Bharatis who are now lording over
every segment of our Goa.
By upsetting the demographic
structure of Goa the Bharatis are deGonising Goa by creating more and more
facilities for non-Goans to settle down permanently in Goa exactly the way Israel
did in Palestine to dePalestine of Palestinians by inducting more and more
third rate Jews from outside. This was the cunningness on the part of Israeli
leaders to commit a silent genocide on original Palestinians in Palestine. India is also following the same method on
Goa. The major portion of the Bharatis
who are permanently settling down in Goa are from lower and mediocre segment
for whom Goa is Eldorado. They get lot of facilities because they are bribed
easily and to extort money and sex is easy from them. The facilities they get
in Goa are like more than what Kuwaitis are getting in Kuwait.
What was the quality of
our Freedom Fighters to think high for Goa and Goans? Some of them in the garb of Freedom Fighters
robbed the innocent people and even killed them. In Siolim in late fifties who killed the
local Regidor? Again in Siolim Soddiem
who captured the house of Casador Manuel Xavier and robbed his both Guns? Who robbed the Banco Ultrmarino during the
day time by showing Guns to the Bank employees?
Who came to the Salgaocar’s home with Guns to demand money? Who were those who were robbing people near the
Hilltop behind Parra Church? And who
were Krimidores who cut the tongue of a “Poder” in Anjuna falsely accusing him
to be an informer to the Portugese Police? While accusing many Freedom Fighters of committing
cruel acts I salute the genuine ones.
They have suffered so much from the hands of Agente Monteiros and
sacrificed so much for the sake of Goa but are they happy that their goals are
achieved?
Some of them are
feeling sorry to see the Goa they dreamt
is not realized. They openly show their
regret but why not act to put pressure on government to bring changes in Goa of
their choice? One of them was cursing present
Goa and Goan rulers but none of them is coming forward to conduct at least a peaceful Dharna
in Panjim to draw the attention of the concerned authorities to their
grievances? I know they are not young
now, I also know they are ageing but they can organize their movement peacefully. If
nothing works then they must surrender their Tammrapatras and even Pensions
because their goals are not achieved and as such it is wrong to receive rewards. Those
who are regretting now to involve in freedom movement for Goa are not even
ashamed to disclose their regret. They
should have committed suicide, at least this will prove their sincerity.
A.Veronica Fernandes,
