After successfully organizing the Rally and public meeting in Candolim on Saturday, 18thof this month, against the dadagiri of the migrants, somebody asked me “what benefit you people got by shouting on the street in Candolim?” “Bobo marun kitem melta tumkam”? My reply to such negative thinking people who are the living worms among us was this: “Bobo marun kaim mellona pun ogui ravon tori kitem mellta”? At least by shouting there is a chance to gain something but by keeping silence you will never gain anything. We have people among us who will do nothing for the cause of society neither will they do anything good, on the contrary they will only discourage others from doing something good.
Candolim village is unique in Goa, in India and in the world in the sense that it produced unique sons of this planet, they are Pintos and Abade Faria (Jose Custodio de Faria) in the same Vaddo called Pintos Vaddo where the public meeting against Migrants’ dadagiri was held on 18.10.14. Abade Faria was born in Pintos Vaddo Candolim and he was the world renowned Hypnotist and the Pintos were the people from the same Vaddo that created Pintos revolution first of its kind in India against the foreign power rule over our land. Pintos and Abade Faria were renowned revolutionaries who daringly fought for the cause of freedom and justice.
In this same Pintos Vaddo, there was another daring man whose daring act in Kuwait somewhere in 1958 at KOC Center, Ahmadi, drew the attention of Portugal and its premier Salazar, so also of other European powers towards politically intellectual mind of Goans. The name of this man was Antonio Maria Fernandes (Lapit Anton) while working in Kuwait for Kuwait Oil Company, on the National Day of Portugal, he collected some Goans and BOLDLY hoisted the Portuguese Flag and rendered the National Anthem of Portugal in the KOC Compound in the presence of people from different parts of the world employed at KOC. The next day this news flashed everywhere and thus Anton got instant publicity especially in Portugal and in its colonies even drawing the attention of Salazar and British Throne.
The beauty, the peace and the greatness of Goa was destroyed by the non-Goans especially the lower level who descended on Goa immediately following the annexation of Goa by the Bharat Serkar. In fact most of the non-Goans who are coming to Goa since 19.12.61 are of third rate with very low human character. The first brutal twin murders committed on Goan mother and her child at Taleigao was by a non-Goan migrant labourer from Kerala, Kumar by name and he was the first to be hanged in Goa at Aguada, in 1979.
These migrants rejected in their States come to Goa as slaves in search of better avenues and income and soon become masters of the places where they reside. There is a saying in Konkani, “sankvar boson – boson khuim ghanvkar zalo”. This is what it is happening to these migrants. In Candolim at new Araddy there is one full tribe of them and during their Hindu Festivals they display their dadagiri by firing crackers at the residential places of the original locals thereby provoking the locals to confront them and thus create a Migrants – Locals clash. During the last Ganesh immersion procession, to show their dadagiri, the New Araddi migrants started firing not only Firecrackers but also the “Gonnal” and “Suring” at the doorsteps of the locals by ignoring the pleas of the locals not to do the same, to prevent fire catching the houses of the locals. This dadagiri of the migrants went to so far that one of the Ghanntti migrants was telling the other to throw the Firecrackers and “Suring” on the small Chapel situated close by there.
These migrants are preparing to wield a strong power in them in their respective localities like in New Araddi, Candolim where they are a strong group with strong money and muscle power. The financial power of the migrants living in New Araddi is very strong, there are migrants living there who are driving posh cars. They are made citizens of the locality with all the legal documents by the local politicians who are ruling the village. The migrants in Goa are a serious threat to the locals but our local politicians do not care for these threats. In every village where there are pockets of migrants there are bound to be notorious migrants taking shelter there. These migrants are even given voting rights in Goa without canceling their voting rights in the places from where they came. It is all because of the corrupt politicians. Some of the worst politicians of Goa are from Candolim who are living a sinful and luxurious life by extorting heavy bribes for any local government job.
If Candolim villagers want peace in their village then they must dislodge the corrupt local bribe prone politicians some of whom are become crorepotis by extorting bribes for the government services they render for the people. They are so shameless that they don't even feel shame to ask for bribe. Some of these disgraceful politicians coming from disgraceful family background till yesterday were living like beggars but today they own Bungalows and other rich amenities by robbing the innocent people. And on top of it they are performing religious rites in the Church like saints and such fake saints are good friends of the local priests. Because of such priests Believers and other sects are mushrooming in Goa.
Coming back to the migrants’ dadagiri, they are in the process of dictating terms to us even for their daily wages. Shortly they will boss over us with their physical might and act just as Nigerians did in Porvorim last year by calling their colleagues scattered all over to slaughter the locals. The same thing will happen in every Goan village where the migrants are settled in big number like in Candolim and Calangute. For this reason and to prevent the dadagiri of migrants the locals in every village must form a vigilante group linking these groups to every other such group so as to be a help to each other if there is any need at any time. As on now the villagers of Candolim has given a good lead and example for others to emulate but for their success the politicians in their localities must be kept out just as Candoicars did otherwise with their ulterior motives the politicians will destroy these groups.
The quality and the character of the migrants and other non-Goans are very ugly. They are ruthless and hard hearted. They are morally corrupt, they don’t possess basic discipline and they are uncultured and uncivilized though exceptions are there. They speak harsh language like “Sala Banchot” and “Chaku dalenga” and when time comes they put Chaku in your stomach and disappear from Goa in Konkan Railway which is a safe escape route for such people. It is from this non-Goans influx into Goa after 19.12.1961 that Goans have learnt all the bad habits and finally gained superb mastery.
Coming back to the Candolim Rally on 18th of this month, during the meeting it was announced that “if the government does not take the necessary action within 10 days to control the wages of migrants, this movement will spread all over Goa”. Hence, it is time now for the organizers to honour their word and move ahead as promised. Otherwise, the local corrupt politicians as informed will destroy this movement for their selfish end. As it is, as per my information, some local politicians with their ill gotten wealth are on prowl to purchase some of the persons involved in organizing this movement. The outcome will be known soon.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim,
Goa,