A month from today the people of Goa will exercise their franchise to elect their new MLAs. In spite of all his high-handed tricks and gimmicks it is certain that Manohar Parrikar's BJP regime will finally come to an end.
The Chief Minister already senses the impending rout. A desperate Parrikar is stooping to unprecedented levels to avoid the inevitable humiliation. He is attempting to sponsor independent candidates to divide the opposition votes. However, with the anti-BJP wave raging , we will have to endure the sinister designs of the Chief Minister for just another month. A new Government should not normally waste time introspecting into the acts of the past government. But in this case the magnitude of the damage done to Goa's unique secular fabric should not stop the in-coming Government from taking steps to undo the colossal damage done to the State. The new Government's priority should be to undo the saffronisation of the Goa Administration and restore this State to its original colours. Mr Parrikar has exceeded his limits in all respects. He failed to realise that we are in a democracy and that one cannot dictatorially bulldoze one's fanatic ideas and passions on the people at large. He even went to the extent of abolishing October 2nd, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday as a public holiday in Goa though it is one all over India. Given the choice he would have replaced our country's tri-colour national flag with a saffron one. As part of his tactics Mr. Parrikar announced some unrealistic populist programmes to hoodwink the public. The Dayanand Social Security Scheme is just one of these scams. The Chief Minister ensured that the beneficiaries were chosen by the MLAs and his party workers. It is a matter of shame that a scheme that should have been administered by the State was controlled by the MLAs. The MLAs were visiting the villages distributing the cheques as a way to keep the people indebted to them. The true and needy beneficiaries are left high and dry as they have no access to the powers to be. Parrikar has systematically gunned down, displaced and eliminated people of the minority communities from key Government positions. A look at the bureaucracy today compared to the complexion before he took over reveals the evil venom the RSS cadre Chief Minister Parrikar has unleashed on this State of ours. On May 30th when the people of Goa speak decisively and cast their verdict, Mr Parrikar will have to seek a place of alternate refuge. A Kar-sevak at Ayodhya could be an appropriate destination. And perhaps the rash and negligent Governor Mohammed Fazal who acted without application of mind in prematurely foisting another election on our cash scrapped State could keep him company. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
