jealousy and backstabbing sociology of so called konkani-wadhi and Adv.Udai Bhembre. soon after getting elected as Chief minister of Goa, Dayanand Bandodkar of The MGP along with a hand full of politicians from Maharashtra projected the MGP victory as a mandate of majority of Goans in favour of merger of Goa into Maharashtra. In 1965, UGP delegation headed by Dr. Jack de Sequeira met Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and told her that late PM Jawaharlal Nehru had promised that Goa would retain its distinct identity and Goa already had its own democratic process brought in by Roque Santan ' Father of Goan Democracy' who was also the part of the delegation that day
as a counter move the leaders of MGP headed by the first Chief Minister of Goa Mr. Dayanand Bandodkar proclaimed that by voting the MGP into power, the people of Goa had, in fact voted in favour of merger with Maharashtra.... still we install statue of him. Chief Minister of Goa Mr. Dayanand Bandodkar lead another powerful delegation which included all elected members of the Maharastra Legislative, smelling something not good PM Indira Gandhi bowed to Dr. Jack de Sequeira request for a referendum in Goa on 16 January 1967, to decide the future of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu within the Indian Union. Although popularly called an opinion poll, it was in fact, a referendum, as the results of the poll were binding on the government of India. The referendum offered the people of Goa a choice between continuing as a union territory or merging with the state of Maharashtra Dr. Jack de Sequeira came back to Goa and fought and won the opinion poll ....keeping Goa as Goa. by Jeffery.
