R.I.P. MGP.
Robert Stevenson in one of his novels rightly said that “Punishment comes lame footed”. Yes, it comes either today or tomorrow but it certainly comes and finally it came for Maharastrawadi Gomantak Party when in the recently held election it lost miserably winning only 2 Seats. MGP is such a fake party it was formed by the adopted Goans whose main motto was to liquidate the identity of Goa, Goan culture, Goan tradition, Goan history and above all the traditional Goan religious amity. For over 15 years from the time of the exit of Portuguese from Goa, MGP ruled over Goa giving the testimony of its anti-Goan, anti-Konkani and above all anti-Christian exercises. It survived on the fallacy that they propagated saying Goa belongs to Hindus only – one of their stalwarts once even called Goan Christao as “Dukor”, they survived on the weakness of the “hoi polloi” Hindus who were told that Christao are their worst enemies.
MGP survived on the slogan it passed on to their intellectually poor followers that during the Portuguese time Christao enjoyed better facilities than the Hindus and hence Hindus must teach Christao a very good lesson now. In the bargain Goan brother became enemy of his own Goan brother of course from different religious affinity. There appeared a rift between Goan Christao and Goan Hindu imposed forcibly by MGP. In fact during the Portuguese regime Goan Hindus enjoyed better dividends. They captured Government jobs in good number. The entire Mining industry was owned and controlled by the Hindus, almost entire Goan Commerce was into the hands of Hindus, almost all the agencies of imported foreign goods was their monopoly. Christao made little money only by migrating to Bombay and other parts of the world including Africa and Gulf. Whatever MGP told to its followers against Christao was nothing but pure lies. The aim of MGP was to detach everything Goanness from Goa and also uproot genuine Goans and dilute the same in the big ocean of Maharastra by making Goa as part of Maharastra and in the bargain liquidate Konkani and in its place impose a foreign language Marathi into Goa. The purpose of this exercise is to destabilize Goan Christao from Goa, make them unwanted in Goa and treat them as Jews in the Naziland. Incidentally this process of destabilization of Christao is still going on with the blessings of BJP under Parrikar and all the ex MGP partymen now turned into Congressmen.
When this tirade against Goa, Goans and Konkani was going on in Goa under the leadership of MGP, we were new comers to Kuwait. We immediately created our front in Kuwait to oppose MGP dadagiri in Goa. We created our front in Kuwait to support Konkani cause and thru it the cause of Statehood for Goa. Besides us in Kuwait, nobody anywhere in the world outside Goa formed such a mighty front to support the cause of Goa and Konkani. We formed associations and committees to raise funds for the cause of Konkani. Lakhs of rupees were sent from Kuwait for the cause of Konkani and because of it Konkani movement in Goa got a big booster. For example, Novem Goem Prastishtan, Konkani Porjecho Avaz, Konkani Martys Funds, Donations for the promotion of Konkani Magazines like Gulab, financial aid for Konkani Books like Fr. Antonio Pereira’s “Konkani Voparinchem Bhanddar” etc. Our dearest and nearest in Goa were instructed not to support MGP and not to vote for MGP candidates. Our relatives were instructed to give non-cooperation to MGP and its stalwarts and supporters. We went to Goa on vacations and taking advantage of this we participated in the agitations, morchas and even hunger strikes in support of Konkani because Konkani is the soul of Goa. Without Konkani no separate statehood was possible for Goa. Hence, the need of the recognition of Konkani and based on it alone finally the statehood for Goa was granted.
I salute all our colleagues and associates who fought with us and supported us for the victory of Konkani. To wage this battle from Kuwait where sometimes one finds no time even to eat his food properly and no proper place to rest and sleep, was not an easy task but, we, like mad people carried it forward by forgetting all our personal and family needs. We did less or no savings from what little we earned but spent more or everything after Konkani cause for the sake of Goa. Only because we are mad that we succeeded in creating a revolution from Kuwait for the cause of Konkani. And who makes revolutions? Only the mad people like us make revolutions – Mad not mentally but mad for the cause, mad ideologically. Many or most of our colleagues and supporters are no more in Kuwait now but their precious support at that time helped us to fight the brute might of MGP which was fighting against Konkani. When I just think of our movements in this direction I myself just cannot imagine how I could manage to give leaderships in Kuwait for so many Konkani causes for the survival and upliftment of Konkani. Moreover, I just cannot understand how such a mighty force of Kuwait Goans supported us and followed our direction for the cause of Konkani which MGP wanted to liquidate and in its place implant Marathi. Before my coming to Kuwait, there was no move in Kuwait to fight for the cause of Konkani and many of the Goan causes in Goa. It was not that Konkani cause was not existing then but surely right leadership, appropriate direction and genuine guidance from upright, genuine and selfless leaders was missing. Hence, our entry into this space which was rightly supported by our followers.
It is with pride we say congratulations to all our colleagues and supporters who so vigorously fought for the cause of Konkani against MGP’s move. We Kuwaitkars are partly responsible for helping the liquidation of MGP. After the victory of Konkani and Statehood MGP lost major plank to fight for its cause. With the victory of 2 candidates in the last election, MGP is consigned to permanent flames from where it will never come back. These two elected MLA’s have no principles and neither their voters who during the election campaign shouted slogans against Congress and worked against Congress by creating Congress as their worst enemy. Now, these same 2 MLAs are joining Congress shameless. They are like prostitutes ready to sleep with anyone offering money. This is the culture of MGP. Ramakant Khalap and Shashikala Kakodkar are also consigned to eternal flames. They are the worst enemies of Goa working against the interest of Goa and Konkani by standing under the shade of MGP Umbrella. They got their punishment deservingly. And during my last so many years of political experience I noticed one thing that those people who harassed us, that is, genuine Goans working for the cause of Goa and Konkani finally suffered too much in Goan political field, they are become very depressed and dejected and lost in political life forever.
In this election MGP got 2 Seats but in future, they will get a big ZERO which will send it into total liquidation. It has no more value in Goa because its main objectives like liquidation of Konkani and merging Goa with Maharastra have failed eternally. We from Kuwait also worked for this failure. Their third and the only remaining objective, i.e., liquidation of Christao and Christianity from Goa is taken over by their colleague BJP. Will BJP succeed where MGP failed? Never. Goa is not North India nor Gujarat. Goa is unique with its totally different characteristics unlike those that are existing elsewhere in India. Meantime, will the present Goan generation working in Kuwait help Goa and Goans in demolishing the nasty head of BJP as we seniors did for MGP from Kuwait? Though I have my doubts yet time alone will give the testimony.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
June 10, 2007
June 9, 2007
"POTTACHE" MLA's
"POTTACHE" MLA's
Finally Digambar Kamat an ex BJP stalwart from Margao constituency has finally been selected by the Congress Party to become the next Chief Minister of Goa. Good that Hitlerian Rane was dethroned but how long this Ministry of Digambar Kamat will last? Only the time will tell. Those MLAs from the opposition and also from the ruling party who will be out of ministerial berths, they will have to face hard time to be without power. They must have spent crores of rupees to fight this election and win their seats. And if they are not included in the Cabinet then they will have no possibility to regain their spent crores. How they will regain their spent crores? IT IS ONLY BY TAKING BRIBES IN LAKHS OF RUPPES AFTER THEY GET PLACES IN THE CABINET. Demanding bribes in lakhs of rupees is become an accepted norm and offering bribes too is also become an accepted norm. It is like legalized form of financial transaction though it is not sanctioned by the law and hence it is illegal. This type of rampant bribery developed only with the advent of PDF Government formed thru defections under the leadership of Churchill Alemao supported by Mauwin Godinho, Dr. Proto Barbosa, G.B. Gonsalves and others.
To dethrone Luizinho Faleiro, Francisco Sardinha, Mathanay Saldanha, Dr. Wilfred D’Souza and other heavyweights, middleweights and lightweights the winners must have spent crores of rupees. If these winners are not finding any place in the Cabinet then they will act like desperados leading to their defections and counter defections so as to get them Cabinet ranks. This type of desparateness on the part of those who are denied ministerial positions happen only when Congress Party rules in Goa because Congressmen wants to live the life of Maharajas and British Minarchs. In the name of socialism, Congressmen are aping Monarchs and Maharajas. Once they are in the Cabinet they will exploit the poor Goans in such a way that even for an ordinary water connection they will demand bribes in lakhs and people will have no choice but to surrender because people only elected them knowing well that they will demand bribes only. The current ministry under Digambar Kamat will surely have a short life span and at any moment it will collapse. The Congress ministry under Digambar Kamat is very collapsible. Parrikar, Babush and Churchill will be in readiness to overthrow the current Government of disparate elements collected from different parties and segments. In order to fulfill their ministerial ambitions “Pottache” MLA’s will defect from their parties on whose symbols they got elected and join the ruling party. The voters should be very alert now not to allow their MLA’s to defect to other parties. In order to fight for their MLA’s the voters have sacrificed so much even leading to the creation of enmities between them and the supporters of their opponents. Their efforts and sacrifices in getting their candidates elected should not be in vain. No voters in Goa should allow their MLAs to consider them, that is, the voters, as “Ghantta Boils”.
My regret this time will be like this that all the Government jobs will be on sale for lakhs of rupees. Who could afford this bribe? Can a poor person afford to sell out lakhs of rupees to get a Government job? Can the poor parents of a bright student afford to bribe a minister in lakhs of rupees to get their child a seat in Medical, Engineering or any such Government backed institutes? Will this Government be of poor people for the upliftment of poor? The poor will remain poor only under this Government. It is not Government jobs only that will be on sale but everything that is under Government will be on sale because “Pottache” MLA’s in continuation of their habbits will suck the blood of poor Goans in such a way that there will be nothing left in Goa for the Ministers not to release without bribes.
What will be the fate of Romi Konkani under the present Congress Government? I doubt it will materialize because the Chief Minister himself is the protégé of Marathi faction and Nagri segment. This Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has never said a positive word on Romi Konkani and our Romi protagonists in Goa including Tiatrists have never brought pressure on the Salcette candidates especially of Congress to make commitment on Romi Konkani. Just by releasing few Press Releases on Internet you cannot make a movement. I thought Tiatrists will do something more for the cause of Romi Konkani, but no, my expectations went wrong.
Congress Party has taken the support of Christians for granted because Congress knows that Christians are not having any choice except to support Congress because other parties like BJP and MGP are both anti-Christians. The support of Christians for Congress party was of tremendous assistance for it to gain power from the time UG got dissolved into Cong. Urs and Cong U finally merged with Indira Congress. When Christao in Goa supported current Congress party they did it so only for the Congress party symbol irrespective of the religious affinity of the candidates. Congress should be grateful to Goan Christao for electing it to power and as such Congress should satisfy the wishes and aspirations of Christao in Goa. But is Congress doing so? Surely Not. And what is the role of our Christao Congress MLAs and Ministers? They look like rascals of first grade. If they were sincere to our causes they would have brought in pressure on Congress party command in Goa and Delhi and get our rights materialized. This should have been done at least during the time of Chief Ministership of Christao MLAs. Will Congress party do justice for Romi Konkani? Definitely NOT because that bloody “kontrel” Margareth Alva who was rejected in her home place Mangalore will never do justice for our cause in Goa. She will suck the blood of Goans and destroy Congress Party in Goa and go into oblivion. When last time I called her from Kuwait and asked her opinion on Romi Konkani, she screamed at me like a dictator and answered “You are only talking from Kuwait, you come to Goa and talk, and then she banged her telephone down”. This bloody Margareth Alva who is known to have involved in land and property scams in Goa does not know what I have done from Kuwait for the cause of Goa and Konkani. What I have done for the cause of Konkani from Kuwait Margareth Alva will have to take one more birth to know and even then she will not know. What I have done for the cause of Konkani from Kuwait very few have done from Goa and as a matter of interest no expatriate Goan has done what I have done. This is not to boast but to speak the truth.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
Finally Digambar Kamat an ex BJP stalwart from Margao constituency has finally been selected by the Congress Party to become the next Chief Minister of Goa. Good that Hitlerian Rane was dethroned but how long this Ministry of Digambar Kamat will last? Only the time will tell. Those MLAs from the opposition and also from the ruling party who will be out of ministerial berths, they will have to face hard time to be without power. They must have spent crores of rupees to fight this election and win their seats. And if they are not included in the Cabinet then they will have no possibility to regain their spent crores. How they will regain their spent crores? IT IS ONLY BY TAKING BRIBES IN LAKHS OF RUPPES AFTER THEY GET PLACES IN THE CABINET. Demanding bribes in lakhs of rupees is become an accepted norm and offering bribes too is also become an accepted norm. It is like legalized form of financial transaction though it is not sanctioned by the law and hence it is illegal. This type of rampant bribery developed only with the advent of PDF Government formed thru defections under the leadership of Churchill Alemao supported by Mauwin Godinho, Dr. Proto Barbosa, G.B. Gonsalves and others.
To dethrone Luizinho Faleiro, Francisco Sardinha, Mathanay Saldanha, Dr. Wilfred D’Souza and other heavyweights, middleweights and lightweights the winners must have spent crores of rupees. If these winners are not finding any place in the Cabinet then they will act like desperados leading to their defections and counter defections so as to get them Cabinet ranks. This type of desparateness on the part of those who are denied ministerial positions happen only when Congress Party rules in Goa because Congressmen wants to live the life of Maharajas and British Minarchs. In the name of socialism, Congressmen are aping Monarchs and Maharajas. Once they are in the Cabinet they will exploit the poor Goans in such a way that even for an ordinary water connection they will demand bribes in lakhs and people will have no choice but to surrender because people only elected them knowing well that they will demand bribes only. The current ministry under Digambar Kamat will surely have a short life span and at any moment it will collapse. The Congress ministry under Digambar Kamat is very collapsible. Parrikar, Babush and Churchill will be in readiness to overthrow the current Government of disparate elements collected from different parties and segments. In order to fulfill their ministerial ambitions “Pottache” MLA’s will defect from their parties on whose symbols they got elected and join the ruling party. The voters should be very alert now not to allow their MLA’s to defect to other parties. In order to fight for their MLA’s the voters have sacrificed so much even leading to the creation of enmities between them and the supporters of their opponents. Their efforts and sacrifices in getting their candidates elected should not be in vain. No voters in Goa should allow their MLAs to consider them, that is, the voters, as “Ghantta Boils”.
My regret this time will be like this that all the Government jobs will be on sale for lakhs of rupees. Who could afford this bribe? Can a poor person afford to sell out lakhs of rupees to get a Government job? Can the poor parents of a bright student afford to bribe a minister in lakhs of rupees to get their child a seat in Medical, Engineering or any such Government backed institutes? Will this Government be of poor people for the upliftment of poor? The poor will remain poor only under this Government. It is not Government jobs only that will be on sale but everything that is under Government will be on sale because “Pottache” MLA’s in continuation of their habbits will suck the blood of poor Goans in such a way that there will be nothing left in Goa for the Ministers not to release without bribes.
What will be the fate of Romi Konkani under the present Congress Government? I doubt it will materialize because the Chief Minister himself is the protégé of Marathi faction and Nagri segment. This Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has never said a positive word on Romi Konkani and our Romi protagonists in Goa including Tiatrists have never brought pressure on the Salcette candidates especially of Congress to make commitment on Romi Konkani. Just by releasing few Press Releases on Internet you cannot make a movement. I thought Tiatrists will do something more for the cause of Romi Konkani, but no, my expectations went wrong.
Congress Party has taken the support of Christians for granted because Congress knows that Christians are not having any choice except to support Congress because other parties like BJP and MGP are both anti-Christians. The support of Christians for Congress party was of tremendous assistance for it to gain power from the time UG got dissolved into Cong. Urs and Cong U finally merged with Indira Congress. When Christao in Goa supported current Congress party they did it so only for the Congress party symbol irrespective of the religious affinity of the candidates. Congress should be grateful to Goan Christao for electing it to power and as such Congress should satisfy the wishes and aspirations of Christao in Goa. But is Congress doing so? Surely Not. And what is the role of our Christao Congress MLAs and Ministers? They look like rascals of first grade. If they were sincere to our causes they would have brought in pressure on Congress party command in Goa and Delhi and get our rights materialized. This should have been done at least during the time of Chief Ministership of Christao MLAs. Will Congress party do justice for Romi Konkani? Definitely NOT because that bloody “kontrel” Margareth Alva who was rejected in her home place Mangalore will never do justice for our cause in Goa. She will suck the blood of Goans and destroy Congress Party in Goa and go into oblivion. When last time I called her from Kuwait and asked her opinion on Romi Konkani, she screamed at me like a dictator and answered “You are only talking from Kuwait, you come to Goa and talk, and then she banged her telephone down”. This bloody Margareth Alva who is known to have involved in land and property scams in Goa does not know what I have done from Kuwait for the cause of Goa and Konkani. What I have done for the cause of Konkani from Kuwait Margareth Alva will have to take one more birth to know and even then she will not know. What I have done for the cause of Konkani from Kuwait very few have done from Goa and as a matter of interest no expatriate Goan has done what I have done. This is not to boast but to speak the truth.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
June 5, 2007
2007 ELECTION RESULTS.
2007 ELECTION RESULTS.
Finally the much awaited results of the Goa election 2007 have been declared. No single party got the majority. Now the formation of Goa ministry will be a very difficult task because expert tailors will be required to stitch the small – small pieces together and go to the Governor. Churchill Alemao has proved to everyone what it means to challenge his worst rival and Kumpar Luizinho Faleiro who was considered like a de facto Monarch of Navelim. The pride of Luizinho’s wife was partly responsible for the fall of her husband. Some of the Navelim constituents in Kuwait have fabulously applauded the fall of Luizinho Faleiro.
The fall of another stalwart of Goan politics Sardinha from Curtorim, over quarter of a century in Goan politics, like Luizin Faleiro, is yet another humiliating kick on his back. Sardinha’s defeat was very much applauded by very many Goans in Kuwait because the real sons of Goa who loved Goa were deeply hurt when he brought in BJP into power in Goa for his selfish benefits last time. He is a cursed man for encouraging BJP to play communalism in Goa. It was he who gave BJP an opportunity to rule Goa against the interests of Christians. It was a shame on Christians to have such a anti-Christian member in their community. And finally he got the deserving punishment though belatedly but definitely because punishment sometimes comes lame footed. He was like a “dada” of Goan politics. He cared for none. He used politics for furthering his personal gains. In order to get maximum benefits for his niece, he once by using his ministerial clout, tried to help her in enhancing her marks in the examination. These politicians to get what they want will do anything because they by all means want power. To get this power some of them will even dole their wives and sacrifice their honours. And their wives will also succumb to this temptation willingly because they are also beneficiaries of the power of their husbands.
Dr. Willy’s defeat is yet another “Sunami” which nobody expected. At the age of 80 I don’t think Dr. Willy should think of taking active part in Goan politics but he will not give up easily because not like Saligaocho “kolo” but like Anjuncho “Xinv” he will try to pounce back on his rival again since as we know once tasted blood Lion will not simply give up sucking the blood of a goat. Dr. Willy if not nil then at least less scandalous Goan politician who maintained much higher decency than most of the dirty Goan politicians. During the language agitation of eighties he was with the then Governor of Goa helped and supported Konknnivadis and Konkani agitationists otherwise MGP and Khalaph with the secret nod of Rane as Chief Minister of Goa would allow our enemies to shoot and kill not only one Florian Vaz and so many Agxekars but countless innocent Konkani souls. Khalap is suffering now political wilderness of course as a course deservingly from the Konkanivadis. No doubt it is time for Willy now to say bi-bi to politics but by involving in politics he got himself changed a lot as an individual otherwise he was very proud man suffering from super superiority complex especially when he was a practicing surgeon at Asilo Hospital Mapusa and later on at Remanso’s before embarking on politcs. Any way he deserves lot of compliments for serving the cause of Goa and Goans because he had great love for Goa. I salute his services for the genuine cause of Goa though he could have done still better but his sense of feudality and casteism prevented him from doing more good.. He got himself involved in politics unlike Luizin and Sardinha not to make money. Money was not unknown to him. He did not get himself involved in sex scandal and other scams normally done by many of the politicians in Goa. It is a pity that he surrendered his precious seat to BJP.
Now, will the elected MLA’s especially from Non-Gongress and Non-BJP parties remain faithful to their parties on whose symbols they are elected? If any elected MLA defects to any other party he will prove to be the number one “Pottacho”. Who will be the “Pottacho” MLA in the next Assembly? He will be the one who changes his party and when once any MLA changes his party label thru defection then he should be dubbed as “Pottacho”. There should be no further evidence to prove his fatherhood, his defection itself will prove who he is. Only the illegitimates will go for defection. And the voters who got these defectors elected must not keep silent for their elected MLAs if they defect. And if they accept defection by their MLA’s then those who worked for them and got them elected will also be the first class “Pottache” because “Pottache” accepts “Pottache”.
The defeat of Mathany Saldanha is a great relief for those who asked punishment for him. He deceived the confidence of his voters by joining communal and anti-Christian BJP when he was elected last time on anti-BJP platform. He took his voters for a ride as if voters are his Mundkars in Cansaulim. Pride and arrogance purely in the style of Bhattkar during the time Portuguese rule in Goa was his forte and these attributes finally put him down. Though he deserves loss because he is the robber who robbed the confidence of his voters by joining BJP but the victory of Mauwin Godinho is not a big consolation. After being out of power during the last 5 years, Godinho will come out like a wounded lion and in the bargain he will do lot of damages to lot of people and for the interest of genuine Goans. I am sure he may even turn whole of Cortalim into a colony of Ghanttis. If he behaves well and acts matured then well and good, if not, Fr. Conceicao and only Fr. Conceicao should be held responsible. It is not enough to ask people to elect Mauwin but more than that it is important for Fr. Conceicao to guide Mauwin in a right direction, unrevengeful, unarrogant and uncorrupt with total humility in tune with Christian principle as propagated in Mandur Retreat by Fr. Conceicao of course with the help of Sister Agnes without whose cooperation Fr. Conceicao is shallow.
The loss of Jennifer Monsurate was a big blow to the pride of Babush Monsurate. Mummy deserves her victory because she is still a very good fighter for the cause of Goa and Goans. In Shirodkar’s defeat another long wicket has been collapsed. These people thought that there is no end for their power and political profession. Shirodkar’s excelled in being very good opportunist in joining any Ministry to promote his personal interests. All the heavyweights who lost the power will have to face the humiliation of powerlessness. At the cost of tax payers they were living the life of Maharajas unmindful of the hardships of the ordinary people. These people unfit to stay in the “Komptti” finally went to occupy Bungalows at Altinho and yet shamelessly they talk of Ghandian principles and Marx’s socialism.
It is not enough for Navelkars and Curtorkars just to elect Churchill and Alex Reginaldo but more than that they must see to it that Churchill and Reginaldo do not defect to any other party nor they join BJP in forming the next ministry. Parrikar is a clever man. In no way he should be given the chance on silver platter to run Goa Government on communal lines. Churchill can do lot of harm for Goa thru politics as he has done in the past but on the other hand he can also do lot of good for the cause of Goa and Goans. His voters should stop him from doing harm but support and encourage him in doing good. Defecting to other party and joining BJP will tantamount to doing harm to Goa. This is to be avoided by all means.
Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
Finally the much awaited results of the Goa election 2007 have been declared. No single party got the majority. Now the formation of Goa ministry will be a very difficult task because expert tailors will be required to stitch the small – small pieces together and go to the Governor. Churchill Alemao has proved to everyone what it means to challenge his worst rival and Kumpar Luizinho Faleiro who was considered like a de facto Monarch of Navelim. The pride of Luizinho’s wife was partly responsible for the fall of her husband. Some of the Navelim constituents in Kuwait have fabulously applauded the fall of Luizinho Faleiro.
The fall of another stalwart of Goan politics Sardinha from Curtorim, over quarter of a century in Goan politics, like Luizin Faleiro, is yet another humiliating kick on his back. Sardinha’s defeat was very much applauded by very many Goans in Kuwait because the real sons of Goa who loved Goa were deeply hurt when he brought in BJP into power in Goa for his selfish benefits last time. He is a cursed man for encouraging BJP to play communalism in Goa. It was he who gave BJP an opportunity to rule Goa against the interests of Christians. It was a shame on Christians to have such a anti-Christian member in their community. And finally he got the deserving punishment though belatedly but definitely because punishment sometimes comes lame footed. He was like a “dada” of Goan politics. He cared for none. He used politics for furthering his personal gains. In order to get maximum benefits for his niece, he once by using his ministerial clout, tried to help her in enhancing her marks in the examination. These politicians to get what they want will do anything because they by all means want power. To get this power some of them will even dole their wives and sacrifice their honours. And their wives will also succumb to this temptation willingly because they are also beneficiaries of the power of their husbands.
Dr. Willy’s defeat is yet another “Sunami” which nobody expected. At the age of 80 I don’t think Dr. Willy should think of taking active part in Goan politics but he will not give up easily because not like Saligaocho “kolo” but like Anjuncho “Xinv” he will try to pounce back on his rival again since as we know once tasted blood Lion will not simply give up sucking the blood of a goat. Dr. Willy if not nil then at least less scandalous Goan politician who maintained much higher decency than most of the dirty Goan politicians. During the language agitation of eighties he was with the then Governor of Goa helped and supported Konknnivadis and Konkani agitationists otherwise MGP and Khalaph with the secret nod of Rane as Chief Minister of Goa would allow our enemies to shoot and kill not only one Florian Vaz and so many Agxekars but countless innocent Konkani souls. Khalap is suffering now political wilderness of course as a course deservingly from the Konkanivadis. No doubt it is time for Willy now to say bi-bi to politics but by involving in politics he got himself changed a lot as an individual otherwise he was very proud man suffering from super superiority complex especially when he was a practicing surgeon at Asilo Hospital Mapusa and later on at Remanso’s before embarking on politcs. Any way he deserves lot of compliments for serving the cause of Goa and Goans because he had great love for Goa. I salute his services for the genuine cause of Goa though he could have done still better but his sense of feudality and casteism prevented him from doing more good.. He got himself involved in politics unlike Luizin and Sardinha not to make money. Money was not unknown to him. He did not get himself involved in sex scandal and other scams normally done by many of the politicians in Goa. It is a pity that he surrendered his precious seat to BJP.
Now, will the elected MLA’s especially from Non-Gongress and Non-BJP parties remain faithful to their parties on whose symbols they are elected? If any elected MLA defects to any other party he will prove to be the number one “Pottacho”. Who will be the “Pottacho” MLA in the next Assembly? He will be the one who changes his party and when once any MLA changes his party label thru defection then he should be dubbed as “Pottacho”. There should be no further evidence to prove his fatherhood, his defection itself will prove who he is. Only the illegitimates will go for defection. And the voters who got these defectors elected must not keep silent for their elected MLAs if they defect. And if they accept defection by their MLA’s then those who worked for them and got them elected will also be the first class “Pottache” because “Pottache” accepts “Pottache”.
The defeat of Mathany Saldanha is a great relief for those who asked punishment for him. He deceived the confidence of his voters by joining communal and anti-Christian BJP when he was elected last time on anti-BJP platform. He took his voters for a ride as if voters are his Mundkars in Cansaulim. Pride and arrogance purely in the style of Bhattkar during the time Portuguese rule in Goa was his forte and these attributes finally put him down. Though he deserves loss because he is the robber who robbed the confidence of his voters by joining BJP but the victory of Mauwin Godinho is not a big consolation. After being out of power during the last 5 years, Godinho will come out like a wounded lion and in the bargain he will do lot of damages to lot of people and for the interest of genuine Goans. I am sure he may even turn whole of Cortalim into a colony of Ghanttis. If he behaves well and acts matured then well and good, if not, Fr. Conceicao and only Fr. Conceicao should be held responsible. It is not enough to ask people to elect Mauwin but more than that it is important for Fr. Conceicao to guide Mauwin in a right direction, unrevengeful, unarrogant and uncorrupt with total humility in tune with Christian principle as propagated in Mandur Retreat by Fr. Conceicao of course with the help of Sister Agnes without whose cooperation Fr. Conceicao is shallow.
The loss of Jennifer Monsurate was a big blow to the pride of Babush Monsurate. Mummy deserves her victory because she is still a very good fighter for the cause of Goa and Goans. In Shirodkar’s defeat another long wicket has been collapsed. These people thought that there is no end for their power and political profession. Shirodkar’s excelled in being very good opportunist in joining any Ministry to promote his personal interests. All the heavyweights who lost the power will have to face the humiliation of powerlessness. At the cost of tax payers they were living the life of Maharajas unmindful of the hardships of the ordinary people. These people unfit to stay in the “Komptti” finally went to occupy Bungalows at Altinho and yet shamelessly they talk of Ghandian principles and Marx’s socialism.
It is not enough for Navelkars and Curtorkars just to elect Churchill and Alex Reginaldo but more than that they must see to it that Churchill and Reginaldo do not defect to any other party nor they join BJP in forming the next ministry. Parrikar is a clever man. In no way he should be given the chance on silver platter to run Goa Government on communal lines. Churchill can do lot of harm for Goa thru politics as he has done in the past but on the other hand he can also do lot of good for the cause of Goa and Goans. His voters should stop him from doing harm but support and encourage him in doing good. Defecting to other party and joining BJP will tantamount to doing harm to Goa. This is to be avoided by all means.
Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
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