GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
02 June 2002
BJP STAKES CLAIM TO FORM GOVERNMENT IN GOA: Emerging as the single largest
party in Goa with 17 seats, four short of majority in the 40-member house,
has staked the claim to form the government in a hung assembly. Congress
which won 21 seats last time could only manage 16 seats. Caretaker Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar, unanimously elected leader of the BJP
Legislature Party, later drove to Raj Bhawan to stake claim to form
government, BJP spokesman Subhash Salkar said. The United Goans Democratic
Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party alliance, which bagged five seats,
are likely to play a key role in the formation of the new government. In
New Delhi, BJP President Jana Krishnamurthy said his party would seek
support of the UGDP and the MGP to form government. Congress President
Sonia Gandhi asked party general secretary Oscar Fernandes to rush to Goa
to take stock of the situation in the wake of fractured verdict. A
Congress delegation too yesterday met Governor Mohammad Fazal requesting
him to take into confidence all political parties before inviting any one
to form government. (DDINEWS at ddinews.com)
VOTERS TEACH EIGHT DEFECTORS A LESSON: In all eight defectors, who along
with 19 other 'habitual defectors' were responsible for creating political
instability in Goa by switching over their loyalties frequently, have been
defeated by Goan electorate. (NT)
BJP, CONG TUG-OF-WAR: The May 30 election has thrown up a hung assembly and
thus triggered an intense battle for power between the BJP, which bagged 17
seats, and the Congress which got 16. The UGDP on 3 seats, the MGP two, NCP
1 and while independent Filipe Neri Rodrigues, was elected from Velim. (H)
VICTORY LONG OVER-DUE FOR MATHANY: For United Goans Democratic leader,
Mathany Saldanha, his victory in an Assembly poll has come after 26 years
of social work. Election 2002 was his eight one in the last over two
decades. He defeated three-time MLA, Mauvin Godinho, from Cortalim. (H)
14 NEW FACES: This year's election brought in 14 new faces to the assembly.
However, in the 1999 elections the number of the first timers was 16. (NT)
FRACTURED MANDATE & GOVT FORMATION: This is an era of coalition
governments. The mandarins of power are busy exploring all possible avenues
towards government formation. Left to themselves, the 17-member BJP group
and the Congress Party with 16 members are helpless groups desperately
seeking support from smaller groups to grab the throne. While the Congress
would harp on these groups to draw strength to form a coalition government,
the BJP would not hesitate to try to split the Congress itself. The BJP has
forged ahead of the Congress and there is every likelihood of Manohar
Parrikar forming the next government unless the Congress acts fast. (WE-GT)
CONGRESS SUFFERS MAJOR BLOW IN SOUTH: The Congress, who won 12 seats from
South Goa in 1999 assembly elections, suffered a major blow having lost two
seats each to the BJP and the UGDP. The MGDP lost is bastionthe Quepem
constituencyto the Congress. (WE-GT)
NIRMALA RESIGNS: Congress president in Goa, Nirmala Sawant, has tendered
her resignation owning moral responsibility for the failure of the party to
get majority seats in the polls. Sawant herself could not retain her seat
in Cumbarjua where MGP candidate Pandurang Madkaikar won. (H)
CHURCHILL HUMBLED FINALLY: The mighty strongman of Benaulim, Churchill
Alemao, has been finally humbled in his bastion. The three-time MLA, who
rose to become the chief minister of Goa, tasted defeat at the hands of his
one-time friend turned foe, NRI-turned-politician Mickky Pacheco, by a
margin of 1049 votes. (H)
SPEAKER NEVER WINS, CM NEVER LOSES: An outgoing Speaker has never won in
the past in State elections but Pratapsingh Rane broke the jinx when he
retained Poriem for the eight consecutive time, defeating his BJP rival
Santoba Dessai. Similarly, a chief minister has never lost. Manohar
Parrikar maintained the tradition by retaining the Panaji seat. Parrikar
created history by recording his third straight win in a constituency which
had never elected a legislator twice except JB Gonsalves. (WE-GT)
POLL SIDELIGHTS: Victoria Fernandes accepted defeat without even waiting
for the announcement declaring the final results of St Cruz constituency
where she had won by 40 votes making her the sole woman candidate to the
Goa legislative assembly. (H)
HIGH DRAMA: BJP candidate from Santa Cruz, Anil Hoble, and his supporters
took out a victory procession and spoke long and loud about how the
Congress should have fielded some other candidate than Victoria Fernandes.
Then fate stepped in and they heard that Victoria (Congress) had actually
polled 40 votes more than him (following a recount). (WE-GT)
WILL UGDP'S MICKKY DEFECT? Eye-witnesses in the UGDP camp informed Gomantak
Times that former chief minister and presently Congress party MLA-elect as
well as the BJP MP were camping at UGDP MLA-elect Miccky Pacheco's house,
trying to convince him to jump on their bandwagon. According to reliable
sources, BJP is enticing the NRI with deputy chief ministership, while the
Congress has offered him ministership. (WE-GT)
4-WHEELER DAMAGED IN BLAZE: A four-wheeler, belonging to Ms Antonette Dias,
was damaged in a blaze in Assolna which occurred late night and the police
are ascertaining the reason of the incident whether it is a backlash of the
election results. (NT)
REVIEW CURRENT CRZ LAWS; D'CRUZ: Goa-based architect Dean D'Cruz has
stressed the need to review the current CRZ laws as well as other rules and
regulations pertaining to heritage buildings, khazan areas and the
construction on hill slopes. He was speaking at a seminar "Goa, Today &
Tomorrow" organised by Delhi-based Goenkarancho Ekvott, recently. Eminent
personalities namely DH Pai Panandikar, Dr Ulhas Kamat, Dr Brian Mendonca,
project editor, Oxford University Press, were the main speakers. (H)
MEMOIRS: "Most of the watches available for sale were from the country of
watches, Switzerland. The brands included Roamer, Movado, Rolex, Tador
(sponsored by Rolex), Marvin, Certina, etc. Leather and metal belts where
in vogue. These were imported from abroad, like most of the products we
bought in the market. Pocket watches with a gold chain attached to it, were
also in fashion." (Maria de Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues in Herald Mirror)
GOAN POET ON NDTV WEBSITE: Four recent poems of Dr Brian Mendonca, three of
which are on Goa, are currently on view at the website of New Delhi
television (www.ndtv.com). The poems were earlier read to a highly
appreciative audience on May 18 at 'Poets Cafe', a forum for creative
fusion organised by 'Katha', a New Delhi-based group working in the area of
translation. The poems are 'Sonya', 'Homecoming', 'In conclusion' and
'Sousa Lobo'. Other poems read at the venue included 'Fr Joseph Rowland
Salema', on the former parish priest of Siolim on the feast day of St
Anthony and 'Fugitive.' Brian also read poems in Portuguese - 'Barcos' and
'Inscricao' - from the collection of Maria Andressen entitled 'Mar' (2001).
(News [EMAIL PROTECTED])
D E A T H S
31 May: Saligao: HUBERT LAWRENCE D'SOUZA, husband of Alba, father of
Henry/Alita, Annette/Newton, Angela/Savio and Hermie, brother of Fr James
(Karachi).
01 June: Panjim: VANUTELLI BARRETTO, husband of late Flavia, father of
Leeta/Placido and Dolreich. No condolence visits.
31 May: Vasco-Desterro: ANTONETA FERNANDES, wife of late Vincent,
mother of John/Emerciana, Agostinho/Sabina, Philo/Piedade, Merlyn/Lourdino,
Mary/Joaquim.
S 01 June: Betalbatim/Margao: VITAL AFONSO, husband of late Luizinha,
father of Aurea/late Acacio, Aveto/Liana, Alba/Jose, Adelpo/Celsa,
Atleto/Nivea, Adeodato/Tina, Agnelo/Filomena.
01 June: Panjim: JOAO CAMILO VAZ, relict of Maria, father of
Jasmelina/Julian, Francis/Martha, Deliciosa/Michael and Anna/Nazareth.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 29.0 deg C (84.6 deg F) at 7.30 am at Assagao
Max temp: 32.1 deg C; Humidity: 72 per cent. (Panjim yesterday)
Weather: There was a light but prolonged shower in the morning. The
weather appears dull and grey, with signs of more showers to follow.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
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