In today’s Herald dated 17.07.16, in his interview with Herald, MLA from Fatorda Constituency and a stalwart of the newly formed Party “Goa Forward”, Vijay Sardesai declared saying “I CANNOT GO BACK TO THE CONGRESS”.
Well said Vijaybab and you should not go back. It is not you who need Congress to gain power back but just the opposite. As a face saving device and for its survival Congress must join the alliance otherwise what is little remaining of Congress in Goa will that also extinguish. Congress under the current leadership is a sinking ship and if it goes alone for the coming election then it will meet with the fate of Titanic.
People in Goa especially once its backbone are averse to Congress because it has destroyed Goa during its nasty rule in Goa. It encouraged its leaders and rulers to loot Goa and act as “Dadas” thereby turning them into artificial Hitlers and Maharajas. There is no accountability of the disproportionate wealth they have accumulated. I have one such leader below my nose and likewise there innumerable of them all over Goa who looted poor Goans. To punish these looters and extortionists, in the last election people in Goa especially the supporters of Congress Party revolted against it with a powerful defeat.
Now, the same people have vowed to completely annihilate Congress Party from Goa. In view of this, it is better for Congress Party to fight the next election by remaining in the shadow of other parties in a form of Alliance. Hence, it is of paramount importance for Congress to join the grand alliance to contest the coming election where everyone wants to dethrone BJP. If the common goal of every party is the same including that of Congress then why the hitch of joining the Alliance?
Is Luizin Faleiro putting a blockade? If yes then what he thinks Congress will win on its own? Even if hundred Luizins join together nothing will happen. The rating of Congress in Goa gone down with the exit of John Fernandes.
A.Veronica Fernandes.