Before BJP came to power in the last Goan election, Congress was ruling in Goa. The biggest loot of Goa was systematically conducted without any fear of anyone by these Congressmen. Almost all the Congress ministers were looting Goa, not only they but even their close and distant family members including their dogs and cats even. With the amount of looted money power flowing into their hands they could even go to the Moon for Honeymoon not with their wives but with their concubines because almost every Congress MLA and every Congress Minister was having a concubine; according to one source not one concubine but in dozens. These concubines were provided with lavish amenities to lead a very lavish life because looted money power was great into the hands of these politicians, it was easy money and not hard earned.
With the enormous amount of money power into the hands of these politicians, a few of them used to travel and visit Kuwait regularly, almost every second month either as Chief Guests for soccer final or for Tiatro or for annual dance organised by the Kuwait Goan Associations and soccer clubs. While coming to Kuwait they were not coming individually but in groups with their close relatives, friends and neighbours as well. According to my information these visitors used to spend lakhs of rupees for their Air tickets, boarding and lodging and for sponsoring the functions that they were coming to attend. This much of money an ordinary person cannot easily spend but these Goan politicians were spending such a big amount because almost everyone was on looting spree in Goa. They were looting Goa and Goans.
By being in Goa they used to sponsor the Shows and Events in Kuwait by spending their own money in lakhs which were looted from Goa. They did not feel the pain to earn this money because it was accumulated thru loot of Goa. It was easy money they collected from the blood of poor Goans by extorting bribes from them. I remember when we Kuwaitkars brought Churchill Alemao as a chief guest to the Tiatro in late eighties the expenses for his entire trip including Air Ticket and boarding and lodging was borne by the Kuwaitcars. But during the recent past when Congress was ruling Goa prior to the current BJP government came to power these politicians spent money like water for their visits to Kuwait. Some of them were even begging with Kuwaitcars to allow them to come on their own expenses to Kuwait as chief guests and our cheap Kuwaitcars were obliging them. Some of them while coming were bringing even their mistresses to have fun with them in Kuwait. This was the power of their looted money. Good that they lost in the last election otherwise Goa would be finished by them and not by the uncontrolled influx of non-Goans.
It is now almost a year that these Congressmen are out of power and being so their financial power is also gone down because as Ministers and MLA’s they cannot do the same barbarity on Goans to extort money from them as bribes for services they rendered. Since their money power is gone down their visits to Kuwait are also gone down. In Kuwait among Goans nobody remembers them. Earlier even one Goan soccer team was sponsored by Churchill Bros.
Now my question is this: Where are all these politicians gone now since their defeat in the last election? Not a single political heavyweight is visiting Kuwait. Where are they gone now? And where are their Kuwait chamchas gone? There were so many soccer finals played in Kuwait, there were so many Tiatros organised and other events but not a single of them came to attend the same as chief guest since the last Goan election. It is a pity now to see that once making a big show in Kuwait the same Goan politicians are become unknown not only to Kuwait Goans but also for those individuals and associations in Kuwait who enjoyed their doles.
There is a saying which says “When you laugh the whole world will laugh with you but when you cry, you will have to cry alone”.
And those in Kuwait among Goans who boast of their closeness to the Goan politicians, they must know one more saying which is in Konkani and it says:
"ETA BILU VETA BILU - PUN BILUCHI NADDI KHUIM KOSMELEA"
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.