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From: Roger D'Souza <rdsg2...@gmail.com<mailto:rdsg2...@gmail.com>> http://www.heraldgoa.in/Review/Voice-Of-Opinion/Catholics-uncomfortable-in-BJP-Mr-Parsekar/100542.html Catholics uncomfortable in BJP, Mr Parsekar? Parsekar and other BJP leaders are famous for playing the roles of complainant, investigator and judge all rolled into one. By by Brig Ian da Costa | 03 Apr, 2016, Their opponents are always found guilty and shamed. When protestors made a peaceful demonstration at the death of Fr. Bismarque near the IFFI Location sometime ago, they were brutally lathi-charged, many receiving injuries. Bismarque’s mysterious death has not as yet been officially resolved. Like in a cricket match we often hear the umpire’s verdict when the finger goes up. “Caught and bowled, Parsekar’. It is not difficult for the ruling party to keep a few MLA’s happy by making them, ministers, Chairmen of Govt, Corporations or of various Boards/Commissions. Glen Ticlo is only one of them. Next term he is hoping to be a Minister most probably. Some who are asked to bend actually bow and even crawl. Such is the practice now..Some Goan Catholics go with the wind and look after only themselves and their family and friends. They forget their community, neighbours and the public at large. ‘God help such people without any principles.’ Some of them are called ‘Altar Boys”. These people have no directions from the Higherarchy. Last elections the BJP promised the moon to the people, but delivered nothing. That is how they gained a majority. May it never happen again! Have the Casinos gone from the Mandovi? In fact more have come in. Has the Centre given us Special Status? It’s a dream which will never be fulfilled. However their Magicians have changed the Coconut trees into grass. Immigration has reached astronomical levels! Has Parsekar had the time to reflect on the reasons even once? Commissions are appointed without consulting the stakeholders. I was talking to the previous Chief Secretary Shri Vijayan, when discussing the garbage problem and he said, “Saligao Comunidade rep should have apprised you about this matter? I told him that you did ask us to appoint a rep and so we had none. When a Commission on Communidade was to be appointed they put the name of Mauvin Godinho, a person who had recommended that all illegal encroachments on Communidade land should be regularized. So we must cut our noses to spite our faces. Thank you Mauvin Godinho for your brilliant suggestion. I was the President of the Catholic Association of Goa and can tell you openly that the Catholics are not at all comfortable within the BJP. With a newly built Church in South India vandalized in Chhattisgarh and another in South India a few days ago and pastors arrested and detained for practicing black magicians Saffron Brigade are having a field day. Modi tried to subdue his party men but all in vain. The hatred seems to be deep rooted and hence not so easily removed. The matter was discussed in the Assembly recently and the ex CM Pratapsingh Rane openly stated that regularizing illegal encroachments will cause a break down in the total law and order situation in the state. The wife of a Senior Cabinet colleague of the CM advised Hindu families not to get their children admitted in Catholic Schools as they will try to convert them to Christianity. This in spite of the fact that there has been no precedent of this nature. Actually this will suit us as we will then be able to accommodate some of our own children in our schools and solve some of our own problems. This call came from the Ramnithi Temple near Ponda. It is sad, but true. In Goa we would like to have a greater number of schools and colleges to meet for the demand in admissions but the Government does not give us permission or approval. Grants for our own primary English medium schools are being withheld. Do we need any more proof of discrimination against the Catholic Community to prove this point? Let’s be fair and honest in treating our own Goan children. Then only will Goa progress. Jai Hind.
