Opinion poll The importance coming after 51 years is welcome. The congress had all the time to give due importance, Now they boycott the show or some support statue and want recognition It is disgusting that speak for opinion poll now after they are out of power Those that were for merger and worked for it enjoyed the power, position and privileges and the anger of people should have booted them out long ago They thrived and prospered a la judas, GFP IS DEFINITELY AIMING TO MOVING THEIR PARTY FORWARD, Circumstances have provided the GFP with an opportunity to galvanize Goans, The BJP is in catch 22 situation. Opposing will result in avoidable back lash and supporting will send signal of impotency, antagonize coalition parterres and even lead to collapse of Govt in power. What better option then to avoid back breaking moments then to surrender to imagined back pain, Bravo, for wriggling out of situation before hearing the threat to revolt and pass a motion of stalling statue of father of opinion poll MGP, even though they have changed the prefix M, the leopard cannot change its spots how true. What guts they display to utter that Goan identity is maintained The margin of win was provided by the south voters as statistics will show Stalwarts of merger under the banner of MGP migrated to Congress for pelf and privileges of the ruling party and since then made hay while the sun shines
Those that enjoyed power, position and perks should have owed their allegiance at least to those who voted for separate identity, No thought was veer given to this aspect, The question of separate status was dangling a carrot, The formation of state and recognition to the language took ages and violent agitations Congress need to hang their head in shame, simply mouthing platitudes that opinion poll was sanctioned by Congress Govt. What if the referendum was lost? Did it provide alternative remedy, because such a referendum was the only one so far in Independent India In fact Loyola preferred an appeal against referendum not maintainable under constitution, irrespective of its outcome It goes tO the credit of GFP to have brought the issue under the focus of search lights of Goan identity Keep it up, even if it is apolitical gamble/ gimmick, as GFP was not existing then nor does their manifesto gave any hint to latch on to the opinion poll issue Congress is bereft off any face saving device The NAMES ANNOUNCED ARE CREDIBLE Nelson Lopes Chinchinim