Date: November 3, 2012
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Sub: Press Note for Kind Favour of Publication - Re: LUSOFONIA GAMES-
GOA -2013.
The Goa Su-Raj Party is happy that GOA is racing against time to meet the
deadline for the LUSOFONIA GAMES-GOA to kick-off on November 2, 2013. If
nothing else, Goa's sportmen and sporting fraternity will be left with some
quality sporting venues. However this Party has certain reservations over
the conduct of the above games in GOA for the underlying reasons:-
This Party is of the view that these Lusofonia Games should not have been
allowed to take place in GOA in the first place for the express reason that
the Portuguese, having ruled Goa for 450 years and having transformed the
very psyche of GOANS, the Mario-Chavan CO-OPERATION TREATY of 1974 between
Portugal and India was signed in New Delhi without taking GOANS into
confidence. If this was done, then GOANS would have demanded the inclusion
of the CLAUSE in the TREATY that Article 371 of the Constitution of India be
amended to give GOA the Special Status to preserve and protect Goa's unique
Identity, which even Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had flogged before and after
Goa's annexation.This singular act would not have reduced GOANS to the
status of being 'beggars' asking for Special Status for GOA from the Union
Government of India to protect it's land and it's valuable identity.
This Party takes exception to the statement made by the General Secretary,
Olympic Association (Goa), Mr. Gurudatta Bakta in the section of the press
that Lusofonia Games in Goa will have a 50% participation of athletes from
other states of India along with the Goan teams. It is very surprising
that no one has informed and/or educated Mr. Bakta as to what the word
'Lusofonia' stands for and therefore the games. It is in deed, a
consolation that Mr. Alberto Colaco and Mr. Elvis Gomes have stated their
stand that Goa's Football team will be a team comprising of GOANS only.
These tall Goans must prevail over the sentiments of ignorant others and
not be cowed down in maintaining this stand. In these Lusofonia games, the
participation by athletes, footballers etc. must be strictly of persons
hailing from GOA and/or of Goan Origin only, including those from Damao,
Diu and Nagar Aveli, and none else, all being the former Portuguese Colonies
or a part thereof.
This Party has objections to Mr. Gurudatta Bakta sharing any executive
responsibilities in sports bodies of Goa. One, because he has never been a
sportsman or an athlete himself, let alone representing Goa in any sporting
events, and two, he not being a Goan. His having sponsored various
sporting events in the capacity of being the 'liquor baron' does not merit a
place in the decision making sports bodies of Goa. Hopefully, the good
Sports Minister of Goa will take note of this.
This Party is confused with GFA's Vice President Elvis Gome's statement
Quote PRIORITY SHOULD BE FOR THE STATE AND COUNTRY [NT] Unquote . He will
do well to clarify what exactly he meant by this statement and if he was
'NOT' referring to Lusofonia Games.
The Goa Su-Raj Party will be forced to organize massive demonstrations
against the Goa Lusofonia Games, 2013, if even a single non-elligible
athlete of non-Goan origin is participating in these games. Hope better
sense prevails.
Floriano Lobo
General Secretary & Spokesperson
Goa Su-Raj Party - GSRP
383A Pirazona Moira Bardez Goa-403 507
Telefax: 91 832 2470 223
Mobile: 9890470896 - 9422060347
Email: floriano.l...@gmail.com
www.goasu-raj.org
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Goa Su-Raj Party strongly believes that Parliamentary Elections must be
contested by National Parties only AND/OR by a Federation of State
Regional Parties.
with a reciprocating understanding by the National Parties that the 'State
Elections' shall be the prerogative of State Registered Political Parties
only. Even then, and in the absence of such a ruling by the Election
Commission of India, GSRP would want GOANS who are ERUDITE,
knowledgeable about India and its problems, as well as World affairs,
'STATESMEN/WOMEN' , to contest on it's 'TICKET' in the coming 2014
Parliamentary Elections. Let GOA endeavour to send two real Parliamentarians
to the House of the People in New Delhi for once.
