ALIGNMENT OF NON-BJP PARTIES IMPERATIVE.

Should we vote for the Congress Party candidates in the forthcoming election?  This is the poser put to me by many in our locality and elsewhere in Goa.

I got myself graduated to this level of Goan politics from the kindergarten of UG Party.  My taste for Congress got lost when that bitchy woman Indira Gandhi introduced the most ruthless Emergency rule in 1975  for  about 19 months.  In the last election I opposed all the corrupt Congressmen most of whom were defeated in the election mainly the Salcette “Rostad” and Bardez “Ostad” including our corrupt one who thru the support of Party Low and High Commands acquired huge wealth by looting the locality, by threatening the locals and intimidating them into his submission. Good that he was kicked out by his own voters otherwise with the degree of his brute “Dadagiri” he would surpass even Saddam Hussein in dealing ruthlessly people in his own locality. 

As things are going on now, Congress alone will never win the coming election; on the contrary it may even lose more miserably than in the last election.  Opposition leader Rane Papa is become unfit not only to be the Opposition leader in the Assembly but even to lead the party in the forthcoming election. His love for Congress Party is only for his selfish gains otherwise he is anti-Goan by core being an MG Party child and MGP persons are always with BJP.  This is the logic.  If he was not made the Opposition leader, I am sure he would have left Congress and joined BJP like Mauwin Godinho.

It is a pity to note that once such a mighty Congress Party in Goa has now reached to such lowest ebb and why this has happened?  It has happened only because of the crook and corrupt Congress MLA’s and Ministers who went on with looting spree with such ferocity that by looting the Goans bodily finally they looted them even soully.

When this is the case, it is of imperative need for the Congress Party in Goa to deny the election tickets to all the defeated candidates in the last election and replace them by the new faces which are available in plenty.  Relying again on the defeated candidates and old guards will be the end of Congress in Goa.  This advice of mine to Congress Party under Luizinho Faleiro must be accepted in its totality if Faleiro wants to keep the presence of Congress Party in the local Legislative Assembly. 

Secondly, individually it is impossible for Congress Party to win the next election. Hence, Congress Party must be bold enough to accept this fact and take the bold decision to align with other political  parties with a defined manifesto to fight the next election.  BJP is not in a position to win the next election because of its sins and sacrileges it committed against Goa and Goans and hence it will make all the tricks to devide the opposition votes. This game of BJP must not be allowed to play otherwise BJP will split the non-BJP votes and acquire the victory on silver platter.  The next election must be fought on the pattern of Opinion Poll with the polling pattern like either BJP or non-BJP.  All the local and national parties must make some sacrifices to fight this election collectively to dethrone BJP from the power it is holding by cheating the Goans. Currently BJP has reached to the highest peak of its dictatorial ways to destroy Goa. BJP government in Goa following Salazar’s ways to suppress Goan voice.

In the next election giving victory to BJP means justifying all the un-Goan and anti-Goan decisions and legislations by the BJP, namely the defective Regional Plan, demoting of Coconut Tree, supporting the Builders lobby to convert Goa into a concrete jungle, deGoanising Goa with non-Goans etc.  Re-electing the BJP MLA’s means blindly accepting their support to BJP government for all the wrong decisions against Goa and Goans. Wherever possible, defeating these MLA’s should be the top priority of non-BJP voters and supporters.  Currently all the non-BJP parties are for dethroning BJP from the power in Goa.  If they are really true to this decision then they must all come under one banner and with seat adjustment fight the next election the way it was done in Bihar recently.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

WHY TO VOTE FOR BJP?

Some of my best friends are in the BJP camp and one of them a current MLA asked me, whom I will support in the coming  election.  When I said definitely not for your party, he questioned me, “why?”.  Then I asked him why should I support BJP and you in particular when you voted in the Assembly in demoting the mighty Coconut Tree?  Besides, I told him that your party has gone against all the promises given to us in the last election.  Then I asked him, where is Special Status for Goa?  Why sinful Casinos are not evicted from Goa?  Why minorities are psychologically disturbed with a feeling that they are a unwanted?  Then I asked him you being a minority community MLA,  why have you blindly supported the government in each and every wrong decision of your party including to demote Coconut Tree?

For all my queries he replied saying,  since “I am a party man, I have to abide by the party’s  decisions”.  For this I replied to him saying that it was we the voters who got you elected to act according to our requirements.  Besides, you have your own moral obligations to oppose what is bad for Goa.  Being a party man does not absolve you from observing certain obligations even if they go against your party because your party has already proved to be anti-Goan by going against all the promises it gave earlier.  Then I told him that it is not your party that got you elected, it is we the voters who got you elected  though the party gave you the ticket to contest the election.

What damage the Congress party has not done for Goa during its long tenure the BJP has done in the short tenure and if it is given further mandate, BJP will extinguish Goa from the Map and Goans from its land.  Hence, it is imperative  to bring about a change in the government peacefully thru ballot and not thru bullet.

 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

ZAGOR IN CALANGUTE.

 

ZAGOR HELD IN CALANGUTE ON 26.01.16.

 

Anna Maria & Stacy Mesquita singing their song on Goa.

On Tuesday 26^th of this month, at Calangute Tivai Vaddo next to Poriat football ground, I saw the Goan traditional Zagor  starting at 9.30 PM and attended by a good number of people coming from different villages. It was directed by Salvador Fernandes who besides directing this Zagor also  composed major portions of the songs rendered by the different singers coming not only from Calangute but also from beyond local borders.

Jerry Fernandes in the middle seen addressing the gathering

 

The chief guest for this Zagor was the son of the soil Jerry Fernandes (Chef Jerry), director of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. and the author of CD Calangute.  In his brief speech the Chief guest appreciated the efforts of the organisers to keep this traditional art alive in Calangute making special mention to Salvador Silveira for his  painstaking efforts to stage this Zagor.  He also assured his full support if required to keep this art moving further.  While concluding he said how as a young boy he used to go along with his mother to watch the Zagor staged in his locality and even naming some of the best Zagor artistes of yesteryears.  Jerry Fernandes as a token of his appreciation gave 4 thousand rupees to two singing items.

The director Salvador Silveira addressing the gathering

 

I used to see Zagor about 50 years back in our locality and also in neighbouring villages and my view on this Zagor was not good because it contained lot of vulgarity in action and in terminology as well.  Because of this low grade performance I stopped going regularly to see Zagor.  During those days seeing Zagor means acquiring vulgarity and lowliness but now there is tremendous change in Zagor.

 

Parra Boys singing one of  their song

 

 What I noticed yesterday at Calangute, director Salvador Silveira introduced lot of changes in Zagor from the point of artistes to their performance with some minor irritants of old vulgar type which the director should delete next time.  Most of the artistes participated in this Zagor were educated, decent and persons of caliber who brought elegance and beauty for this Zagor. 

FC Goa song in progress

 

The musical score provided by the local Gumott – Madyem – Kansaem expert musicians was excellent.  It was great to see them playing so beautifully with perfect timing and rhythm without applying the Solfa knowledge.  I hope and wish someone must come forward to stage this excellent Zagor in other villages to make them aware of the greatness of this art.

Musicians with Gumot-Madyem-Kansaem

 

Salvadoebab deserved highest compliments to stage this Zagor so well by giving modern touch and keeping the soul of Zagor intact.  I don’t understand why this director up to now not given a State Award for doing so much for Zagor and Tiatro.  The concerned authorities and persons should apply their minds on this proposal to award him suitably.

Salvador Silveira and his partners singing one of their Trios.

 

With the exceptions of two very vulgar songs, both solos, all the songs deserve highest compliments especially on political topics.  There were three songs on the loss of FC Goa in the final.  Parra Boys’ quartets, Salvador’s trios,  Stacy Mesquita’s songs are to be appreciated more.  The songs on Fr. Bismark, Coconut and Goa deserve wider exposure.  Director Salvadoro must apply his mind to spread this message because it cannot remain confined to the 4 walls of Calangute only.

 

The youngsters seen singing their trio.

 

 

Well done Salvador Silveira and his entire troupe including the excellent musicians who gave their best to make this Zagor a great success.

 

 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

 

Tel:7507394349.