Congratulations to the Democratic system existing in Goa and this democratic election process that has just completed by electing 40 MLA’s is to be applauded. Kudos to all the defeated candidates for accepting their defeat democratically.
Congress Party deserves highest compliments for coming back from the worst defeat it suffered from BJP, thanks for their apology and forgiveness they sought from the Goans for being rude, arrogant and corrupt in their previous tenures. It is good for the major portion of Goans to forgive Congress and give them again majority of MLA’s in this election. It is up to them now to prove their worth and their maturity by following the democratic methods to form their next ministry without creating rifts among themselves. Congressmen are known in Goa as power hungry and to get it they will even initiate defection as it happened in the past. The power hungry youngsters in the party must be warned in advance not to play mischief at the time of ministry formation. The oldies in the party especially the former CM's must act sensible otherwise they will destroy what has been gained in this election.
Congressmen must now respect their voters who reposed their trust in them again to act sensible and for God sake please do not fight for ministerial berths. What is imperative now is to dethrone BJP from power and for that you asked the voters to give you the mandate which was finally given to you however slim it may be. We cannot afford to hand over power again to the communal party that acts in an arrogance way. Let all the wrong decisions done by the previous government be undone starting with “Madd” to be reconverted into “Madd”.
The defeat of Parsenkar was a very bitter defeat due to his blindness towards the genuine grievances of the people and his arrogance even though I admire his immediate decision to resign as CM however, his statement that Goans made a big mistake by giving a fractured mandate is itself his big mistake.
The elected government must now work for the good of Goa and Goans without being partial only towards their supporters.
A.Veronica Fernandes.