The time now is not to say “to be or not to be” but to be
decisive in our resolve to remain afloat at the political surface of Goa
by creating a dent deep into the
remotest places of the electorate to convince them of the folly of electing BJP
back to power. The latest results of
Municipalty elections in Goa indicated that Goans are least bothered to know who rules Goa and how but as long as
they get their share of money and political power they are happy. They don’t want to know the BJP has totally destroyed the fabrics of politicsl system which is now on
the verge of collapse. In this environment no democracy can survive and this is what the
majority of the people In Goa wants, both the locals as well as migrants who I noticed not interested in anything as long as they get
their share of secured place to live and sufficient income to live like kings
in Goa because in their homeland they are or most of them are treated like
sub-human beings. In fact the migrants, most
of them are anti-Goans, they hate or dislike Goans, since Goa is not their
fathers property “they say go to hell with Goa, we only want to protect our interest”. Even if Opinion Poll is held in Goa for the second
time, all the migrants will vote for the
merger of Goa with any of the neighbouring
States.
The
first and the main priority at this hour is to open communication with all the
like minded political parties minus BJP, contesting the next general election, for the purpose of coming into
electoral alliance. This type of experiment was already done successfully in
India in mid seventies by Janata Party where Indira Gandhi’s Congress was given solid beatings. Non BJP parties if they contest the election
individually on their own, they will suffer resounding defeats from BJP. To alleniate BJP from the firm political grip
they acquired in Goa is to field one candidate of all the non-BJP parties
against the BJP. Then only BJP will
fall. Otherwise forget about defeating BJP because
BJP has too much of money to spend to win the election. The public must
also pressurize the non-BJP parties to join together for electoral purpose. Or else
boycott those parties that are not joining the alliance.
Now
the question comes is this: Who will bell the Cat by taking the lead to convene
the meeting of all the like minded parties that are indicating their dislike for the BJP? I feel, as the oldest party, Congress should condescend and take the lead.
This as the first step when once agreed
upon, the next steps will follow
automatically.
A.Veronica Fernandes.
