VOTE ONLY FOR SECULAR PARTY CANDIDATES.

The Parliamentary election will be held very soon and campaigning has been going on with full fury by all the candidates to woo the voters in their side. Tiatrists, Priests and Writers will be in a big demand now to canvass support from their respective Platforms for these politicians. Both the BJP and Congress parties are claiming to be secular and in the name of secularism they are trying to woo the voters towards their side. Both these parties made secularism as their main issue. BJP is using its Christian MLA's to market its Secularism especially in the South while all those voters who elected these Christian MLA's are watching silently instead of forcefully raising their voices against their Christian MLA's who were not elected on BJP symbol, for blindly supporting BJP.

MLA's like Avertano, Caitu and others were not elected by their respective voters on BJP platform and as such they have no right to support BJP at the Centre. Their voters must reprimand their MLA's for supporting BJP in the coming election and acting like Pimps of BJP by issuing statements as if they are the spokesmen of Chrisitians in Goa.

When they market secularism to get them votes I feel both the Congress and the BJP are lying to the people of Goa because the very name BJP makes me accept the fact that BJP is the most communal party in India having in its fold strong communal elements because of whom BJP by using communalism demolished Babri Masjid thereby hinting genuine Muslims never to trust BJP anymore. Besides, Gujarat massacre under the very nose of Narendra Modi create a very bad image of BJP’s secularism and surprisingly Modi is still adamant to be apologetic for this carnage of Muslims.

Secondly, by cancelling Good Friday holiday of Christians in Goa, BJP under Parrikar indicated the degree of hatred he is having in his store for Goan Christians even though all the Chrisitian MLA’s showing their allegiance to Parrikar may sing Hosanas in praise of Parrikar and BJP. They will sing these Hosanas as long as they get Lollipops for them from Parrikar. But they must know one thing that by supporting Parrikar they are strengthening Parrikar’s hands to turn him into a dictator who on one fine morning will surely show his true communal colours in the worst manner. There is a saying in Konkani "Mazor Imsan Soddchena" in the same manner BJP and Parrikar will never give up communalism because BJP is synonym with communalism. As per the available information, Parrikar was on forefront to demolish Babri Masjid along with other communal persons. Hence, this Parrikar will never change his stand on communalism.

Congress Party on the other hand is also a communal party and since it is so, under the hidden chicanery of Nehru it refused to give the Prime Ministership of united India to Jinnah with spontaneous decision because Jinnah was a Muslim. Incidentally, Jinnah was a grandson of a Hindu. Mahatma Gandhi was the only Hindu in the rank of Congress to be saddened over this communal factor of Congress while others silently enjoyed.

Attack on Golden Temple in Punjab to liquidate Bindranwale and his gang and thereby desecrate the sacredness of this Temple was a pure exercise in spreading communal hatred against Sikh community by Indira Gandhi’s Congress and worst still was the massacre of Sikhs in the aftermath of assassination of Indira Gandhi by Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress. This was the worst form of communal hatred created by Congress Party with the official backing.

The other two parties remaining in the fray in Goa besides independents are AAP and Su’uraj Party whose record of Secularism is good.

For the survival of India as one unit the factor of secularism is imperative. In view of this, all those Indians aspiring to strengthen the unity of India they should vote only for the genuine secular parties but never communal parties. Only the Secular party will give you the life security which is imperative for the minorities for their survival as full fledged Indians and human beings as well otherwise with the fear of Narendra Modi's communalism of the type of 2002 Gujarat massacre of Muslims, the minorities will develop as cowards in free India fearful of Narenda Modi's communal goons.

As it is there is already a move in India to convert minorities as slaves if not de jure but at least de facto and in Goa for Christians. Bandodcar's MGP tried to implement this policy openly but ultimately failed due to his sudden death. Now Parrikar's BJP is trying the same method to succeed where MGP has failed. For this reason Christians in Goa must be very alert of the danger Parrikar has posed for them.

Finally, by voting for communal parties we will not gain anything but by not voting them we will surely gain a lot that is a shaken Parrikar will be careful to confront the minorities. Parrikar like Bandodcar is anti- Christian and now is the correct time to put a brake on his move. There is nothing much at stake in this election because our two MP's will be like a drop in the Ocean where they will have no voice at all. And moreover, none among the contestants is showing any capability to tackle national issues, they all are good for local issues which are tackled at Goa level and not at Central level.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Goa.
Tel. 7507394349.

CHURCH IS RIGHT IN GUIDING PEOPLE IN POLITICS.

The recent tirade started by certain anti-secular elements in Goa against the Church for instructing the faithful not to support the communal parties in the coming election is condemnable and in fact I condemn it. Church is duty bound to advise and guide the faithful in a right direction as it did in the past not only in Goa but also in other parts of the world. When the then President of Philippines,  Ferdinand Marcos brought corruption in his country leading to immorality, under the leadership of Cardinal Sin of Philippines and with the approval of the then Pope, the entire Philippines revolted against the corrupt rule of Marcos and brought in a change of government there. 

The late Pope John Paul himself was instrumental in supporting the Solidarity movement of Lech Walesa in his homeland Poland and thru it the change in the government there.  Besides, there are so many instances where one can see the Church involvement in fighting against corrupt rule.

In the last general election for Goa Legislative Assembly, the Goa Church has vehemently opposed the corrupt rule existing then under the Congress government and asked the people especially the faithful not to vote for the corrupt candidates and corrupt parties. This resulted in the downfall of the ruling Congress Party and coming up of BJP even though BJP is a communal party. The Church stand then was very clear,  to fight against corruption just as it is now, to fight against communalism which is as bad as corruption, or it may be even worse.

Hence, it is imperative not only for the faithful as followers of the Church but even for others also to follow the right guidelines issued by the Church to reject the communal candidates who as per their party principles will destroy the harmonious fabric of our society.  

Since the  2002 Gujarat carnage of Muslims under the very nose of Modi, minorities in India are living in fear of Modi and since Parricar cancelled Good Friday holiday of Christians in Goa, the Christian community in Goa is also living in fear. Only the secular elements elected by the secular people will eradicate this fear. In view of this Goa Church is right in advising the people to elect the secular candidates.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

         

ELECTION - PRIESTS - REVENGEFUL PANCHAYATS.

 

According to the fresh information the candidates of both the BJP and Congress are in full swing to canvass support for them in our localities in the North constituency as well as in the South Goa and their first contact point is priests and Church Pe. Vigars who as per my source assured them of their support. In this case I cannot understand how the Pe. Vigars assured them support when BJP is already known to be a communal party while the Church has openly declared its opposition to the communal parties. That the BJP is the worst communal party is a known fact needing no further certificate to confirm this. Cancelling of Christian holidays by Parrikar earlier was the clear proof of communalism perpatrated by the BJP under Parrikar.

In view of this how and why our Pe. Vigars entertained and welcomed the BJP candidates itself is a big question mark. Church stand is very clear on this issue to oppose communal forces and since BJP is one such force, it is the duty of our Pe. Vigars to turn down politely the request of BJP candidates to meet them to discuss this topic. BJP in Goa under Parrikar is the worst enemy not only of Christians but more than that of Christianity though the Christian MLA's of BJP are simply barking praises on BJP saying it is not a communal party because they are part of it. These Christian MLA's of BJP are "Yes Men", they are controlled thru remote control by Parrikar and if they talk like genuine Christians surely they will lose the Lollipops they are getting from Parrikar.

And for Congress its North Goa candidate is alleged to be tainted with Drug scandal in which case the Church should oppose such candidates for being sinful. Can Goa Church investigate this malady before the faithful are misguided by the Pe. Vigars from the Altars and Pulpits? The Pe. Vigar below my nose according to my information has already entertained the North Goa candidate and assured him of his Church support. If it is true then the said Pe. Vigar has made a big mistake by assuring support of his Church followers without their consent to a sinful man of one of the corrupt parties.

In the past, the then Pe. Vigar of Candolim Church Pe. Torrado one fine evening welcomed Dayananda Bandodkar in the Church office and assured him support of the local faithful. When I got this news I went to Pe. Torrado and warned him not to use Church Altar to canvass support for anti-Christian Bandodkar otherwise I told Pe. Torrado that I will confront him on the very same spot where he does the canvassing for anti-Christian and corrupt party MGP.

The faithful must not blindly follow the advices of our Pe. Vigars in the matters of voting. Many of our Pe. Vigars are corrupt and I understand that some of them are taking bribe in lakhs from the candidates for canvassing support for them from the faithful. It is not only the politicians who are prone to bribe but more than them are some of our Pe. Vigars who are currently become nuisance for the Church and to the faithful because they lost their sanity to think upright and to preach upright. We dont have Pe. Vigars now to control and guide the faithful in a proper way befitting their Christian religion otherwise there would never be in our community rampant immorality, divorces, concubinage, prostitution, separation of families, fights in the families, fighting of court cases between family members and relatives.

In our side and elsewhere in Goa as well the local Panchayats are become so arrogant and proud because power has gone into their heads. Power has gone into their heads because these Panchayats are manned by low calibre persons of Ladru-Pedru type coming from "Zopoddpotti" family background of "Chor & Bamtte". The members of these Panchayats refuse to accept dissent from the upright locals and to silence this dissenting voice they are punished with revengeful fury by the Panchayat members including by the Sarpanch when they approach Panchayat for any official work as if Panchayat is their fathers property. They must know one thing that they are elected to serve the people and not to take their personal revenge.

Ravi Naik and Shripad Naik if they want the votes for them from their supporters in our localities then they must first stop the Panchayat members in their villages from being revengeful. Many persons who accompany the candidates for canvassing are guilty of this type of revenge. And as a matter of retaliation, voters will refrain from voting the candidates who are seen accompanied by the revengeful MLA's, ex-MLA's', Sarpanchas and other Panchas. This is the only opportunity for the voters to show their power which they will surely show.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.