As the election day is coming closer, some sort of nervousness is coming just by having a feeling that the Goenkars who boast of their slogan of “Goa & Goykarponn” is most probably coming to an end because of my so called brothers regionally, traditionally, culturally, linguistically, geographically and in so many other ways are becoming day by day unreliable though we both on both the sides inhale the same air and drink the water from the same earth. Though my so called Goan brothers and sisters are become so corrupt that for the sake of one small Envelope containing 6 Currency Notes totaling to Rs.6000/-what a pity it is to see these my brothers and sisters are falling prey to the 6 Currency Notes of Rs. 500/- each. Thru this bribe by our Representatives they proved to everyone who received this envelope they are nothing but Prostitutes. The job of the Prostitute and the recipient of Money Envelopes is the same, both are doing the same type of job of giving some sorts of service in exchange of money. Leave aside those voters whose financial position is very poor and because of poverty line they can be allowed to receive the envelopes but definitely NOT the affluent ones. Good that during the Opinion Poll Time such Goans were not existing otherwise Dayananda Bandodcar and his group would capture the entire Goa and give it into the hands of Maharastra. On top of it, these people are taking pride in moving in society with their heads high while they sell their votes. Votes are not saleable item, it is priceless item not meant for sale for Rs. 1000/- or 3000/- or 5000/-. In such a situation I don’t think we are fit to be an electoral democracy. Unless we are economically sound we should not not go for electoral democracy otherwise we will prove that we are the most stupid creatures on this planet giving everything to our politicians who like barberians are exploiting our weakness to the maximum and thus become richer and sricher and we are becoming bankrupt. Shame on us for allowing our leaders to exploit us.
In One of the local Newspapers in an interview he gave, Vijay Sardesai the man who played the most foul game in Goan politics 5 years back by defecting to BJP inspite of promising openly that he will never, indicated his remorse offering his apology. Vijay, you are so stupid that I pray to God not to give a son of your type to any of the Goan parents, such a wicked you are. The damage that you did for Goa by defecting to BJP is of such a colossal magnitude that its effects has created very bad results for the benefit of Goa and Goans and in the bargain you benefitted tremendously while those who were sincere and opposing you suffered immensely. Do you care for such apologies, these apologies are like jokes for you, being a politician you are accustomed to live in such a situation, you have already robbed us Goans, I feel ashamed to call you a Goan, it is a shame on Goans to associate with you. After defecting, you made so much of money and obtained so many benefits, can you return everything that you gained during the last so many years you were in the Ministry during your time of holding the lucrative portfolio under Parricar? My dear Voters from Fatorda Constituency you still have sufficient time to teach Vijay Sardesai a very good lesson in the voting romorrow, knowing his situation is very bad to get elected he took refuge in the Congress Party another party of crooks who accepted Vijay in their fold. This is the job of Cheddio who are making us to dance totheir tune. They take us wherever they go and like babies we are following them without any shame and on top of it we call ourselves as advanced people in India. It is bort Congress need Vijay but Vijay need Congress and to get him a shelter of political nature he jumpped into Congress. And by chance, once he is elected he will definitely act the way he wants thus proving that he is an illegitimate son of his parents
The greatest defect in our electoral system is the defective law on defection, it is giving lot of scope to play on this law, it requires some changes which the Centre must initiate if it wants our political and democratic system to work properly. The little change brought in it was in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination when Rajiv Gandhi became the premier but that is not enough, hence Central Government with its power in the Parliament must initiate the change otherwise Centre must not blame those Indians who are asking for the amendment in this law, by calling them as anti-Natioanal. Anti-National are those who want to create disorder in our political system by making ill use of the Defection law facility. We Indians had to sacrifice the life of one of our mighty world renown Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to initiate a minor amendment in the defection law, if she was not assassinated Rajiv Gandhi would not ascend to her throne. Because he occupied her chair he went into the amendment. Now do we have to wait for another assassination similar to what we already had to bring in the required rigid amendment into this law of defection? As it is, all the bastardised Law makers are reluctant to do this job because they are the promoters of defection.
So, many benefits are promised by the so many political parties to the people of Goa once they form the government. But will it happen? Will those parties come to power? Do they have the power to woo the voters towards them and to vote for them in the tomorrow's election and form the ministry in the second week of March? Fighting an election is not fighting with your opponent with “Sannicho Mundo” nor with Uzeachem Agttem” though I wish everyone all the success.
Finally, let us all go for voting and do our duty appropriately. But I have full confidence in our Voters that they will do the justice to their precious votes and act accrdingly at the time of voting. Meantime, I have strong faith in God and in the prayer which can do any greatest miracles of the type we get in the Biblical Book of Jeshua. It said that when Joshua wanted the nSunlight to fight the battle against his enemies he had no choice but go on his Knees and pray very fervently to God to keep the Sun Light intact without going down since the time was approaching it to go down in which case Jshua would lose his battle. Listening to his prayer God who is omnipotent kept the Sun intact for 24 hours without moving an inch further till Joshua fought his war AND GOT THE VICCTORY. So, let us ALL THE FAITHFUL PRAY FOR ALL THE GOAN VOTERS TO CAStT THEIR VOTES TO THE RIGHT CANDIDATES WHO WILL DO JUSTICE TO THEIR JOB IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
A.Veronica Fernandes.