GOA SU-RAJ: POLITICS OF SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT.
1.We cannot but help echo the words of Dag Hammarskold which
maintain that " THE PRIDE OF THE CUP IS THE DRINK,ITS HUMILITY IN
THE SERVING. You are not the oil,you are not the air--- merely the
point of combustion,the flash-point where the light is born.You
are merely the lens in the beam. You can only receive,give and
possess the light as a lens does.If you seek yourself,you prevent
the oil and the air from meeting in the flame,you rob the lens of
its transparence. Sancity--either to be the light or to be
self-effaced in the light,so that it may be born,self-effaced so
that it may be focussed or spread wider"
2.Most unfortunately the Goa Su-Raj Party which has the LIGHTHOUSE
as its Symbol is being choked by the actions of an
UNELECTED,SELF-PROCLAIMED Party President, who being so FULL OF
HIMSELF has singularly and blatantly trampled upon its Party
Constitution. NO PARTY ELECTIONS AS ENVISAGED IN ITS CONSTITUTION
HAVE BEEN HELD. INNER PARTY DEMOCRACY IS CONSPICOUS BY ITS
ABSENCE! At the recent Bye-Elections to the State Legislative
Assembly, the UNELECTED Party President awarded himself the
"ticket" to contest the Bye-Elections from Talegaio, in utter
breach of the procedures prescribed in the Party Constitution. Was
this Bye-Election from Talegaio contested at the behest of a
powerful Corporate having interests in MINING and owning a Hotel
in Talegaio Constituency ? Has this person turned the Party into a
"hired gun" at the beck and call of selfish men with mainly
personal animosities to grind? Has this Corporate Chieftain funded
the Candidate? Will this Corporate reflect its funding of the
purported Goa Su- Raj candidate in its Accounts, or is it a clever
device at laundering black money? What about Corporate
Governance?
3.It is time that the ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA turned its
attention to ensuring that political parties complied with their
own constitutions and hold regular Party Elections.Or how else can
Political Parties be expected to uphold the Constitution of India,
and the democratic principles? Significantly,even mere Companies
are required to adhere to their Memorandum and Articles of
Association, and also hold Annual General Meetings.The same is the
situation with Trade Unions who are under legal obligations under
the Trade Unions Act.
4.The 1st step in solving a problem,is the realisation and
acceptance that a problem exists!! Unless the Cup realises that it
is empty, it cannot attract the Youth into coming forward to serve
Goa and its people.Is it time that the retired "CHIEF STEWARD" who
sailed the seven seas,and who brays of his exploits at "watering
holes" in different parts of the Globe, be put to pasture by
providing an enduring "watering trough" at Moira in the State of
Goa? We reiterate the words of Mahatma Gandhi "YOU MUST BE THE
CHANGE,YOU SEEK IN THE WORLD"
Gerald Fernandes,
Advisor.
GOA JUSTICE AND LABOUR FOUNDATION
(Registered under The Trade Unions Act 1926)
Registration No. Goa 413
Regd.Office: Annexe 271, Turtle Bay, Tembavaddo, Morjim Beach,
Pernem,
Goa-403512
WE CARE, WE DARE!
