Over a month ago, a delegation of some residents from one Vaddo below my nose went to meet the village Sarpanch in his office to discuss one particular topic. In the course of their discussion, the Sarpanch used the life threatening language against the leader of the delegation saying “I can liquidate you easily by using my manpower meaning “goondas”. This he said in front of others. One of the elderly members of the delegation asked the Sarpanch not to speak like this because you being a Sarpanch it is not good for you to talk like this. This is the goonda language spoken by goondas and the said Sarpanch is one perfect goonda enjoying full support from the 2 gangs of the local Ghantti residents residing as full fledged citizens of their locality and Goa as well. By the way, these Ghanttis who are settled in our villages, have anyone noticed whether their names from the voters list in the localities they come from are cancelled? Is it not the job of our local Panchayat before issuing them the voting cards?
Since this is the case, it is imperative now for every activist in that locality to inform the authorities concerned about the use of muscle power by the Sarpanch. If any local activist is physically attacked directly or thru remote control by using the Ghantti goondas or any other goondas, the first person to be blamed will be the said Sarpanch. It is very disturbing that this Sarpanch a regular Church goer and recipient of Holy Cmmunion and above all having a priest in the family, has reached to such a barbaric level. This goonda Sarpanch when he first time came to Goa, he was like a refugee but when he entered into the local politics, he became lakhpoti or may be crorepoti by looting the Panchayat. Issuing of every construction License fetches the Panchayat Lakhs of rupees which goes into the pockets of Panchayat members. Membership as Panches of the Panchayat is the big money making business. The rascals who were fit to be the Pimps selling even their wives and sisters, by demanding bribe for Panchayati work made lakhs and crores. For this reason they don’t retire easily unless they are kicked out. These Pimps are so shameless that even if you strip them of their clothes they will say nothIng.
My point here is this, is it fair to use threatening language by the said Sarpanch who himself is the non-Goan Ghantti from Karnataka? People from that locality must think carefully whether this man is fit to be their Sarpanch when their village is historically known as the most prominent village in whole of Goa giving birth to the most prominent sons of Goa. This Sarpanch is the perpetual defector changing political parties like changing his Undewear.
Please note that all the authorities concerned that the life for the activists in our localities is going to be difficult because of the hurdles put in front of the activists to prevent them from raising their voices against the Salazarism and Hitlerism of such disgraceful village based leaders whose only motto in life is to accumulate wealth by hook or by crook. These village based leaders coming from Ghanttar are a curse on our villages in particular and Goa in general. The leadership of our villages are given to them not by the voters directly but by the elected Panchas who are interested only in their quota of bribe. Otherwise, they are nothing and they are not capable of doing anything. They are not visionary because they lack vision. That they are useless one can make out from the zero level development they did in their respective Wards. The only best job that they do is to harass their enemies to indicate their personal anger and revenge. Who are these politicians who take their personal revenge by using the public platform? They are all big ‘Bastards” and because they are Bastards they Bastardise their power and position in the Panchayat. People got them elected not to take their revenge against their personal enemies but people got them elected to do something good and not take their personal revenge.
A.Veronica Fernandes.