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.