March 10, 2016

ALLIANCE OF NON-BJP PARTIES IS A MUST.


The eminent jurust Nani Palkivala advised the Janata Party when it went for the Polls in 1977, to introduce a legislation in the Parliament to UNDO all the draconian laws introduced by Indira Gandhi during the Emergency and convert all her legislations as Nul and Void.

In the same manner, the Non-BJP Parties must promise the voters voting in the forthcoming election to UNDO all the wrong decisions taken by the BJP during its current term. 

However, before this, all the Non-BJP Parties must come to a very firm conclusion of forming an alliance of all the independent parties with Seat adjustment and Seat sharing procedure to fight the next election in order NOT to split the votes and give the advantage to BJP.

In this respect, Congress Party must take a lead to form this alliance.  As a major national Party,  Congress must condescend to initiate this move.  In case Congress Party thinks it will defeat BJP on its own without taking support of other parties then Congress Party is sadly mistaken.  Luizin Faleiro and Digvijay must do the homework very thoroughly to draw the strategy to uproot the BJP government from Goa otherwise BJP will uproot Gons from Goa.
Though Babush is not Goa yet he in the just concluded Panjim Municipality election proved that neither the BJP nor Congress are going to create any impact in the next election.  For this reason Congress if it is serious to finish BJP in the next election then alliance of non-BJP parties is imperative and to form this alliance Congress Party must take the lead.
 
A.Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel:7507394349.

 

March 6, 2016

BHARAT MUKTI MORCHA MEETING.

Fr. Michael Fernandes in the centre and Maggy to the right.
 
Yesterday,  5th March 2016 at 3.00 PM in Panjim at TB Cunha Hall,  I attended the meeting organized by Bharat Mukti Morcha to explain to the people what blunder the Archbishop of Goa Felipe Neri Ferrao has made in selling the beautiful Vanxim Island to one non-Christian Mahendra Gaunekar for very cheap price. The area of the land comprising Paddy Fields sold by the Goa Archbishop is 3,00,275 sq. metres at the rate of Rs.6.00 per sq. metre and 1,85,275 square metres of Horticultural lands at the rate of Rs. 20.00 per sq.metre. The deal according to information was initiated in 1990’s when the Bishop House was ruled by the then Archbishop Raul Gonsalves and in 2006 in the month of February the actual deal was finally clicked by the current Archbishop.
                                             Saby Rodrigues seen addressing the meeting

Gaunekar then sold this land for 30 crores to a corporate body named Ozone dealing in Real Estate in South India.  This company plans to build villas and sell at the rate of 22 crores each, 5 star hotel, helipad, marina and golf course.  The Archbishop House also promised the buyer to hand over every house located there where a number of inhabitants are residing thereby uprooting the locals from their ancestral dwelling places.

According to the latest information, the Archbishop has felt the pinch of public ire over this sale and said it seems that “the deal was morally wrong but legally right”.  But did not utter a single word of undoing the whole deal. The deal was done in utter secrecy and the locals residing in Vanxim Island came to know of this deal only after 4 years. The locals are now demanding from Archbishop all the correspondence pertaining to this deal,  all the correspondence done between Vatican and Archbishop House to obtain permission to sell this land as per the Canon Law  and the actual amount paid by the Gaunekar to the Archbishop.

During the Press briefing, Fr. Michael Fernandes the Parish Priest of Batim spoke heavily against the religious gurus who are looting the faithful and Church property adding further that he being a Christian he cannot remain as silent observer to the nonsense the Archbishop has committed.  He further said that as per the Gospel of St. Paul he has to raise his voice on this wrong committed by the Archbishop otherwise he himself commits a double sin by keeping silent.

Meantime, to correct the wrong and to bring the Archbishop to his senses and for whom some Catholics started refusing their allegiance, Bharat Mukti Morcha sent a memorandum to the Vatican Mission in New Delhi citing all the misdeeds of the Archbishop  of Goa, Filipe Neri Ferrao.


A.Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

 

 


 

March 5, 2016

NEW KONKANI ALBUM "BESSAUM".

 
The latest Konkani Album that makes waves everywhere is the “BESSAUM” of the well-known singer – composer –director Salvador Silveira from Calangute Goa.  Due to his business ventures he cannot devote much of his time for acting in the Tiatros but otherwise he is one of the best Tiatrists singing beautiful songs all composed by him only since he is the best composer with very good rhymings. He is also a very good proponent of traditional Zagor.  Because of his busy schedule he participates only in few selected Tiatros but performing very well.  He is an innovative artiste and so far he has produced 4 Konkani Albums, Bessaum is his fourth.
 
 
 In Bessaum there are 13 songs comprising solos, duos, duets, trios and quarter, all composed by Salvador Silveira only but rendered by different singers namely Salvador himself, Marcus Vaz, Lawry Travasso, Bushka, Valency, Pascoal de Calangute, Mini Mario, Benny de Aldona, Socorro de Santacruz, Tony de Ribandar, Antonette de Maina, Regan, Domnick de Parra,Johny, Domnick and Violet.
 


Though all the songs are good yet the following are the best:

Title song – a solo – Bessaum by Salvador Silveira where the singer names 118 Tiatrists whom he singles out for their contribution.

Duet – Doth Denem by Marcus Vaz and Valency who is at her best.

Duet -  Diamantichem Tik by Lawry Travasso and partner.

Trio –   Fr. Bismark by Salvador – Pascoal – Mini Mario.

Solo – Banvterak Etam by Bushka who rendered it very melodiously.

Solo -  Jinnechem Trum by Socorro de Santacruz who rendered it very beautifully.

Musical score was beautifully provided by Neville Pereira from Arpora.

 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.