Why the craze so much to contest
the election again and again by the same persons? Are they so smart like that American president Roosevelt who went for the third term because people liked his administration, to do good
for the locals or they are very good in doing good only for them and their
families by taking advantage of the membership of Panchayat? Most of those who
are regularly contesting this election are cunning and tasted the taste of
corrupt practices to acquire illicit wealth otherwise as it happened in our
locality, how such persons built their financial empires such as Hotels, Restaurants,
fleet of luxurious cars and bungalows?
Till recently before contesting election they were bankrupt but once
elected they started looting the people by demanding bribe without any shame. On top of it these Pimps and political Prostitutes
moving in society with their heads high and go regularly to the church by
befriending the local priests who are guilty of not opposing in the sermons
their misdeeds.
What role the local church will
play to guide the locals in the right direction in the coming election? One thing our church leaders and priests
cannot remain as silent spectators when the pimps and rogues many of whom are
from catholic religion are all out to get themselves elected by all means, some
of them even by doling their wives and daughters to those who will arrange them
more votes. As it is, in the last
Assembly election, lot of money flow was
experienced to buy the votes of ignorants and backwards because this class only
sell their votes, sensible people will never sell their votes because votes are
not salable commodity.
Most of the people involved in
this buying and selling of votes business are Catholics and the buyers are
having bales of notes accumulated thru unfair means. There should be thorough
enquiry of the money used in vote buying and what was the source of this big
amount of money. Normal logic tells this money is a looted money thru illicit
means and since it is used again for illicit use then this becomes a sinful act
where the Church leaders must involve to oppose such sinful acts.
When there was political
hara-kiri let lose on the people by the corrupt politicians, the Church
leadership directly involved and fought for justice. In Goa the Church must
declare openly saying that “using money and muscle power to win the election is
an Anti-Christian Act”. Otherwise, the corrupt people will get elected and they will increase corruption leading to the spread of sin even among the church leaders.
A.Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim.
