Excuse typos and and grammatical error. I meant to say “against” not “alongside!” Saiba pav.
On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 3:39 AM Venantius J Pinto <venantius.pi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Roland! > > You are spot on. Getting elected and serving faithfully are entirely > opposite constructs; besides, more often than not antithetical to their > lived aesthetics of being. A sick existentialism we may truthfully say. > > It is pointless and dispares to Goan sensibilities to keep sounding the > same damru. Screw should. Or Thought thought it had farted but realized it > had shat. Osli ghott! > > No one thus far has quit on being made aware by any means, that he/she > lied. > > Moving on, I truly believe that had Goans rooted for the AAP and pushed > Goa Suraj to form an alliance with the former--it would have created an > intriguing conundrum. It would have created a "Loka," which in Sanskrit > etymologically means 'a field for experiencing,' but often the poor English > translation "the world" prevails. Truth needs entry points. Sometimes one > has to share space and this was the time, but to do that awareness must be > sought. Strategically it was worth bringing in the hard nosed bhaiyyas** > (and please no one tell me to be PC) on your side to fight alongside the > dastards who keep dicking Goans around, including those who were earlier in > power. > > They won because many of our guys were singing pointless praises/ cozying > up to politicians who were in the initial process to turn Goa in a lab > without the gore. Really, did they even look at those eyes. Blind > christians? > > But ot do I know, me poor intuit! :) > > > Venantius J Pinto > New York > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 3:52 PM Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> You take the word of criminals and hoodlums and live on their promises >> for however short a time? >> >> Roland. >> Toronto. >> >> >> > On Feb 21, 2021, at 2:17 PM, Aires Rodrigues <airesrodrigu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > In what has now become a ritual, it’s another six months extension for >> > those Casinos which, with political patronage are well established and >> > rooted in the River Mandovi. In May 2019 during that Panaji by-election >> > Babush Monserrate had solemnly promised that if elected he would move >> the >> > Casinos out of the River Mandovi within 100 days. In an expected U-turn >> the >> > Panaji MLA now says that he has studied the Casino issue and that the >> > Casinos are here to stay. So did Babush Monserrate make that promise >> > without any application of mind? Why should anyone trust any other >> promise >> > that he makes. It was also very unfair on his part to blame the Traffic >> > Police for the mayhem the Casino vehicles create in the city. The CCP >> which >> > is controlled by him is responsible for the organized chaos that Goa’s >> > capital city finds itself enveloped in. >> > >> > If Vishwajit Rane could move that proposed mega IIT project out of >> Melauli, >> > so could Babush Monserrate if he was truly committed to send the Casinos >> > for a sixer in 100 days. But that assurance of his was to fool the >> voters >> > of Panaji and fetch votes while he never ever intended to fulfill that >> > promise. >> > >> > It was announced recently that one Casino was being moved to the other >> side >> > of the River and that the Casino offices in the city would all be >> relocated >> > to the Santa Monica Jetty. All this too is a fairy tale that will >> hoodwink >> > no one. Panaji’s entire D.B.Bandodkar Marg is a no parking zone, except >> > for the privileged Casino vehicles. >> > >> > When he was the Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar had >> consistently >> > and vehemently opposed Casinos while branding them as a ‘social evil’ >> and >> > had vowed to throw them out if he came to power. Manohar Parrikar had >> > branded Casinos as "dens of vice” and had even led an agitation to >> demand >> > their closure. >> > >> > But after coming to Power the BJP has since fallen in love with the >> Casino >> > brigade which is now getting the government’s total patronage and >> profuse >> > support. While the BJP is feasting and making merry with the abundant >> funds >> > flowing from the Casinos, Goa has sadly become the country’s gambling >> hub >> > with the allied vices of prostitution and narcotics trade also >> flourishing >> > by the day while the crime graph is also moving upwards. >> > >> > On paper, a Gaming Commissioner has been appointed but without the >> gaming >> > rules in place he is powerless and helpless. The Casino trade in Panaji >> is >> > a social menace to the city which the government could have curbed by >> > making all transactions cashless as the Casinos are known to be a >> vehicle >> > for money laundering. >> > >> > When people elect politicians they so in good faith, in the belief that >> > those elected will serve them with integrity and deliver on the promises >> > they make pre-election and while in office. What they do not expect is a >> > breakdown in Trust and rightly demand No Excuses, No Lies and No Broken >> > Promises. Politicians who break promises must realize that false >> promises >> > are worse than lies. Cause they make others hope, hope for something >> you’re >> > not sure you can give or have no intention of delivering. Delivery >> should >> > not be dependent on the roll of a dice. >> > >> > If Prime Minister Narendra Modi has any concern for Goa he should >> liberate >> > our State from the evil of Casinos. We have heard enough of 'Mann ki >> > Baat', and we would now be content with some of his ‘Sachi Baat’on >> Casinos. >> > Are you listening Mr. Prime Minister? >> > >> > Our politicians would do well to follow Mahatma Gandhi whose commitment >> was >> > to Truth not consistency of endless broken promises and U-Turns! >> > >> > Aires Rodrigues >> > >> > Advocate High Court >> > >> > C/G-2, Shopping Complex >> > >> > Ribandar Retreat, >> > >> > Ribandar – Goa – 403006 >> > >> > Mobile No: 9822684372 >> > >> > Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 >> > >> > Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com >> > >> > Or >> > >> > airesrodrig...@yahoo.com >> > >> > You can also reach me on >> > >> > Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues >> > >> > Twitter@rodrigues_aires >> > >> > >> > www.airesrodrigues.com >> >