The resignation of Viswajit Rane from Congress Party and also from the Legislative Assembly is an act of a Traitor. It is also an act of frustration. Without power and prominence he is like a fish out of water. When one has power one has money, when one has money one has luxury and then one goes for ample of illicit sex with all the “Pamprelam” and “Cheddio”. The Sin of Narvenkarism is now on move. All these facilities one can easily obtain when a corrupt Romeo turns into a corrupt politician. Younger the MLA/Minister more rampant is the illicit sex in exchange for political favours.
Congress is a sinking ship noew and it needs help. Though it was almost sunk after the last election of 2012 but thru people’s power and support it was rescued from going down. The revival of Congress in the recent election of 2017 was not due to the efforts of Viswajit Rane nor of Luizinho Faleiro. It was due to the people’s revolt against Hitlerism of BJP. It was not and never the Luizinho Faleiro who revived the Congress Party in Goa. Neither Viswajit Rane who by recklessly resigning simply indicated his frustration over the Congress fiasco in missing the opportunity to form the government. He could have easily debated his frustration in the Congress family instead of fleeing from Congress.
Viswajit Rane I think felt that he missed the opportunity to become the Minister once again. But he must know one thing that he by resigning has betrayed the trust of his voters. Voters have elected him only as their representative in the Legislative Assembly. Giving the ministerial post is the job of the Chief Minister. In view of this, Viswajit Rane’s resignation is against the decision of the voters who elected him in his constituency. Resigning in this manner is an insult to the voters.
Viswajit Rane is brought up like a prince since his father Sr. Rane was the Cabinet Minister first in Bandodcar’s ministry as Law Minister. Being the son of the Cabinet Minister throughout his life he acquired the mind set of a prince to lord over others. In such a situation, he cannot accept to be nobody and to be nothing. He is brought up since his childhood as somebody and to be somebody. Hence, his lust for political power thru which he will get everything he needs except Heaven. Minus this power, he is like a fish out of water, that means his survival for his acquiring whatever he needs depends upon this political power. When Congress failed to form the ministry, he was totally disappointed and lost too. Hence, his resignation from Congress with a promise by Parricar as it was given to understand that “you leave Congress and join BJP and get re-elected as BJP MLA whence BJP will give one portfolio to you”.
A.Veronica Fernandes.