After successfully
organizing the Rally and public meeting in Candolim on Saturday, 18th
of this month, against the dadagiri of the migrants, somebody asked me “what
benefit you people got by shouting on the street in Candolim?” “Bobo marun
kitem melta tumkam”? My reply to such negative thinking people who are the living
worms among us was this: “Bobo marun kaim mellona pun ogui ravon tori kitem
mellta”? At least by shouting there is a chance to gain
something but by keeping silence you will never gain anything. We have people
among us who will do nothing for the cause of society neither will they do
anything good, on the contrary they will only discourage others from doing
something good.
Candolim village is
unique in Goa, in India and in the world in the sense that it produced unique
sons of this planet, they are Pintos and Abade Faria (Jose Custodio de Faria)
in the same Vaddo called Pintos Vaddo where the public meeting against
Migrants’ dadagiri was held on 18.10.14. Abade Faria was born in Pintos Vaddo Candolim
and he was the world renowned Hypnotist and the Pintos were the people from the
same Vaddo that created Pintos revolution first of its kind in India against
the foreign power rule over our land. Pintos and Abade Faria were renowned
revolutionaries who daringly fought for the cause of freedom and justice.
In this same Pintos
Vaddo, there was another daring man whose daring act in Kuwait somewhere in
1958 at KOC Center, Ahmadi, drew the attention of Portugal and its premier Salazar,
so also of other European powers towards politically intellectual mind of
Goans. The name of this man was Antonio
Maria Fernandes (Lapit Anton) while working in Kuwait for Kuwait Oil Company,
on the National Day of Portugal, he collected some Goans and BOLDLY hoisted the
Portuguese Flag and rendered the National Anthem of Portugal in the KOC
Compound in the presence of people from different parts of the world employed
at KOC. The next day this news flashed
everywhere and thus Anton got instant publicity especially in Portugal and in
its colonies even drawing the attention of Salazar and British Throne.
The beauty, the peace
and the greatness of Goa was destroyed by the non-Goans especially the lower
level who descended on Goa immediately following the annexation of Goa by the
Bharat Serkar. In fact most of the non-Goans who are coming to Goa since
19.12.61 are of third rate with very low
human character. The first brutal twin
murders committed on Goan mother and her child at Taleigao was by a non-Goan
migrant labourer from Kerala, Kumar by
name and he was the first to be hanged in Goa at Aguada, in 1979.
These migrants rejected
in their States come to Goa as slaves in search of better avenues and income
and soon become masters of the places where they reside. There is a saying in Konkani, “sankvar boson – boson khuim ghanvkar zalo”. This is what it is happening to these
migrants. In Candolim at new Araddy there is one full tribe of them and during
their Hindu Festivals they display their dadagiri by firing crackers at the
residential places of the original locals thereby provoking the locals to
confront them and thus create a Migrants – Locals clash. During the last Ganesh
immersion procession, to show their dadagiri, the New Araddi migrants started firing
not only Firecrackers but also the
“Gonnal” and “Suring” at the doorsteps of the locals by ignoring the pleas of
the locals not to do the same, to prevent fire catching the houses of the
locals. This dadagiri of the migrants
went to so far that one of the Ghanntti migrants was telling the other to throw
the Firecrackers and “Suring” on the small Chapel situated close by there.
These migrants are
preparing to wield a strong power in them in their respective localities like
in New Araddi, Candolim where they are a strong group with strong money and
muscle power. The financial power of the
migrants living in New Araddi is very strong, there are migrants living there
who are driving posh cars. They are made
citizens of the locality with all the legal documents by the local politicians
who are ruling the village. The migrants in Goa are a serious threat to the
locals but our local politicians do not
care for these threats. In every village
where there are pockets of migrants there
are bound to be notorious migrants taking shelter there. These migrants are even given voting rights
in Goa without canceling their voting rights in the places from where they
came. It is all because of the corrupt politicians. Some of the worst politicians of Goa are from
Candolim who are living a sinful and luxurious life by extorting heavy bribes
for any local government job.
If Candolim villagers
want peace in their village then they must dislodge the corrupt local bribe prone
politicians some of whom are become crorepotis by extorting bribes for the
government services they render for the people.
They are so shameless that they don't even feel shame to ask for bribe. Some of these disgraceful politicians coming from disgraceful family
background till yesterday were living like beggars but today they own Bungalows
and other rich amenities by robbing the innocent people. And on top of it they are performing
religious rites in the Church like saints and such fake saints are good friends
of the local priests. Because of such priests Believers and other sects
are mushrooming in Goa.
Coming back to the
migrants’ dadagiri, they are in the
process of dictating terms to us even for their daily wages. Shortly they will boss over us with their
physical might and act just as Nigerians did in Porvorim last year by calling
their colleagues scattered all over to slaughter the locals. The same thing will happen in every Goan
village where the migrants are settled in big number like in Candolim and
Calangute. For this reason and to
prevent the dadagiri of migrants the locals in every village must form a
vigilante group linking these groups to every other such group so as to be a
help to each other if there is any need at any time. As on now the villagers of
Candolim has given a good lead and example for others to emulate but for their
success the politicians in their localities must be kept out just as Candoicars
did otherwise with their ulterior motives the politicians will destroy these groups.
The quality and the
character of the migrants and other non-Goans are very ugly. They are ruthless and hard hearted. They are
morally corrupt, they don’t possess basic discipline and they are uncultured
and uncivilized though exceptions are there.
They speak harsh language like “Sala Banchot” and “Chaku dalenga” and
when time comes they put Chaku in your stomach and disappear from Goa in Konkan
Railway which is a safe escape route for such people. It is from this non-Goans influx into Goa
after 19.12.1961 that Goans have learnt all the bad habits and finally gained
superb mastery.
Coming back to the
Candolim Rally on 18th of this month, during the meeting it was
announced that “if the government does not take the necessary action within 10
days to control the wages of migrants, this movement will spread all over Goa”. Hence, it is time now for the organizers to
honour their word and move ahead as promised.
Otherwise, the local corrupt politicians as informed will destroy this
movement for their selfish end. As it is, as per my information, some local politicians with their ill gotten wealth
are on prowl to purchase some of the persons involved in organizing this
movement. The outcome will be known
soon.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim,
Goa,
