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Regional outfit a must for 2017
The recent wipe out of the BJP and its allies in the Bihar
Elections must have given shivers to the party leadership. A local party is
always more understanding to the needs of the people and no one can deny that.
The Prime Minister who is the PM for all Indians jumped into the
mudslinging in Bihar and almost got all his taunting speeches backfired.
The intolerance on religious issues since the BJP has taken the helm of affairs
in India has reach at the height of heights. All local issues are better
understood and sorted out by a regional party than a central Party. This is
more evident in the voting pattern in Bihar. Elections are not far in Goa, a
strong dispensation led by the very vocal on Goan issues Mr Vijay and
others will be the only option for Goans to look upon to address, which the BJP
is trying to bulldoze with their hardheadedness favoring the business
class at the cost of the environment. Although late Mathany showed more trust
in his friend the then leader of opposition in attaining special status for Goa
and did not join hands with the regional outfits who were ready to fight the
2014 election on a common platform I hope Mrs Saldahna would favor a strong
Regional outfit to counter forces that are out to destroy our beautiful Goa. As
the situation is turning worse day by day, I strongly feel Mr Parrikar will be
the projected Chief Ministerial candidate for BJP in 2017.
Clarence Alvares, Saligao
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13 Nov, 2015, 06:58AM IST
Regional party need
of the hour
This is with reference to the letter to the editor titled
“Regional outfit a must for 2017 dated 11/11/2015 by Clarence Alvares. I fully
agree with Clarence Alvares, that only a strong local dispensation can
understand and deliver the needs of the state and its people. This need was
felt not only now but way back in the eighties by Matanhy Saldanha who found
the Gomant Lok Pokx in the year 1983 with the sole goal of saving the people of
Goa and protecting its land and environment. Mind you GLP also had leaders like
late Erasmo Sequeira in its fold. The GLP went to the polls several times but
the people of Goa did not vote because all were blinded by the belief that only
a national party could govern Goa.
Time and again late Matanhy Saldanha reached out to the people
especially as the Congress, with every passing year proved to be corrupt to the
core. But the Goans were both blind and deaf to the reality. Late Matanhy
Saldanha started his campaign for special status for Goa way back in 2008 and
the doors of GMFSS have always been and are open to whoever wished to join it.
He firmly believed every Goan has the right to make his contribution to the
cause and unity was important to achieve the goal. But how many came forward
then?
After UGDP, a regional party literally sold its soul for a price
by getting Matanhy Saldanha disqualified, the only option left to Matanhy was
to join hands with Manohar Parrikar who had done well for Goa during the 2002
tenure and promised to be able and trustworthy administrator. Unfortunately
fate decided to spare Matanhy the heartache of seeing his so-called friend
betraying him by forgetting the conditions late Matanhy had placed before the
BJP, with respect to Goa and its people, conditions that were accepted by the
BJP. Every dog has its day and the BJP will pay its price for betrayal. However
right now a regional party with definite goals is the need of the hour.
David Rocha, Panjim
