AM I A FOOL TO SUPPORT AND VOTE FOR THE FOOLISH PARTY?
Till recently I was supporting “X” party since a long time now because I subscribe to the views and ideology of this party. In Goa politics is handled by the most third class persons and it is a hard fact that not only they are third class but even their parents and grand parents and to go a bit further even their anchestors.
In my constituency Congress promised the election ticket to one of the long time supporters but suddenly a few days back it is given to understand that an ex BJP MLA is assured the Congress ticket. This man during last so many years was with the BJP, fought two elections against Congress Party, when first time he contested on behalf BJP he was deeply supported by one of the Congress stalwarts from Calangute not because he loved BJP candidate but because he hated the then Congress candidate.
In the coming contest on the next Valentine Day ‘Loddai” there were at least three aspirants for this ticket and at moment it looked that one of them is surely getting this ticket. One of these three even distributed Halwa to his constituents and started sporadically his door to door campaigning and now what we learn is this the Congress ticket is gone from all of them and it is assured to the ex BJP man who was assured the Congress ticket for his wife elsewhere in Bardez. What I cannot understand is this, are we so crazy after this election that we are so restlessly struggling by going to any length to get the election tickets to our Stupid Sons, idiotuic minded daughters and half mad wives. Otherwise let them say what are the specialities of these “MODDCHE POISE” they are imposing on the electorate as extra luggage? Are they worthy of contesting the election? In what areas they have proved their calibre? Just because they are wives of their husbands and sons and daughters of their fathers they should be allotted the election tickets? What a state of affairs of our democracy? Among all these dependents to be the contestants in the coming election are of ZERO Importance, they are pushed from behind by trheir husbands and fathers who are equally idiots who are responsible for taking our democracy and politics into the gutter because they are come from gutter. If you see their past they come up with all the slavery and degradation that it is shame even to vote for them. Because of this background they are capable to to do any dirty job.
Now those three who were given high hope are gone dry and one among them who even came to my place soliciting my support which I assured him full heartedly because he deserve it, was worst hurt. Giving the man all the hopes and at the last minute denying the ticket, is it right? Is this the Congress Party which once Ghandiji associated? Would Ghandiji accept this type of betrayal from his party men? Congress is become now the party of“ROSTAD” and precisely because of this crookedness Ghandiji even suggested to disband Congress Party but the crook type of people in Congress namely Nehru opposed this move of Ghandiji who was even against the idea of using Milltary force to liberate Goa. Otherwise we the Goencars would be very happy instead of suffering all the ugliness, unwantedness we are now facing in the so called liberated Goa. It must be noted well that by being a part of this Bharat you become a curse man and there is no Country in the World as corrupt as our Bharat is and yet our leaders are denying this hard fact.
Now according to the fresh information all the three aspirants of Congress ticket to this Constituency as a revolt joined the Calcutta Party that is come to destroy Goa with its superb Culture, beautiful Tradition and peaceful History. Our Cultural habits are so good that anyone coming to Goa feels envious of this and many times asks why such a Culture and Tradition is not existing in his State even though he is also from the same land India. But he and all others must know that it is not India that has our culture, our culture is created by us for us and it is we the indigenous people from this very land of Goa that has created our culture for us. And about India, which is the India we are talking about? Is it the pre-Independence or post independence when India forcibly by using its Millitary force at its disposal annexed to it so many States against their wishes, e.g. Kashmir, Hyderbad, Goa and Nortern States. Talking about richness and peacefulness of our Culture it must be noted that such a rich culture nowhere in India exists because it is due to the gift of God that we had 451 years of colonisation of very decent and God fsaring European Country Portugal from whom we imbibed so many best of habits and almost equal volume of influence of Christianity that made us so different from others. Christianity has influenced evry Goan to frame his mind and body to fit in any society and anywhere and above all Christianity in Goa made the Goan born and brought up here as best person in all respects and above all a peace loving people. And because of this there are no religious riots in Goa as we often have Hindu –Muslim riots in other parts of India.\
All the three Congress deserters will take some voters with them and split the votes in favour of BJP. In this case where is the principle of defeating BJP in the coming election? Because of the conflict between the three former Congressmen and the Congress party the whole holocaust will fall. This will be like this as it is Said in one Konkani proverb “Reddeam Paddeamchim zogddim mhontlear Zaddam Maddancher Kau”. In this case since it is the wish of every contestant to defeat the BJP, why the three Congress deserters give their full support to Roshan Mathias who has got unblemished record and such candidates requirted now? The impression of the two at least in the Constituency is not rosy and as per my observation none of them is capable to bring the Calcuttans in our Constituency. But by supporting Calcuttans we are only digging our graves. They are nowhere closer to us culturally – traditionally and historically though they may be much higher than us in some other aspects but what is our uniqueness that is we are peacefull and decent people, no body can surpass us. We don’t have militant culture to produce Naxalites and bring aout disorder in our beloved Goa. In late mid and late sixties inspite of the wave of Goonda type of Calcuttans descending on Goa and creating murders and robberies in the areas of Mining belt such as Sirsaim, Tivim, Assonora and surrounding areas must make us to think twice. Those who are singing hosanas in praise of the name of Mamata Banarji, I must tell them that Mamata is not Indira Gandhi nor Shrimati Bandarnaike nor Golda Meir nor Margareth Tatcher. If West Bengal is developed then why so many Calcuttans are daily pouring in Goa in search of job and to fill their belly?
In the coming election it is better to reject anti-Goan – anti-Goa forces. In this direction, the Catholic Church in Goa is doing a good job of advising occasionally to be careful while other relious bodies are silent. What it is going on in Goa in the name of election is against the teachings of all the religions and in view of this all religious leaders in Goa are duty bound to give proper advise to their followers from their Temples. Is it right to buy votes? Is it not right that it is a Satanic way that put both the parties into the Sin – Giver and recipienmt of money? Is bribing to get votes not a sin? The money that is flowing in Goa from Calcutta is of Volcanic dimension, it is certainly not legally acquired money but in this huge quantity it must be the illegally acquired money which itself is full of sin. Can any religion accept such money? This money create sinful acts and spread sin all around. In vie of this all the religious bodies must issue a joint Circular condemning the sinful acts committed by all those involved in this process.
Otherwise Catholic Church must alone move and issue a strong statement as it did in seventies against the sinful Carnival in Goa by declaring in bold capital letters that CARNIVAL IS ANTI-CHRISTIAN. Now similarly the Roman Catholic Church must also issue a Circular to oppose the sinful acts of all those using bad means to win the election by saying : SUPPORTING – ASSOCIATING – RECEIVING FINANCIAL DOLES AND VOTING FOR COMMUNAL AND ANTI-GOAN FORCES IS ANTI-CHRISTIASTIAN.
A.Veronica Fernanes.