It is perhaps for the first time in history of Democracy in Goa
that voters are treated on par with tissue paper - use and discard. The recent
electoral results for Goa Assembly gave just 13 seats out of 40 to BJP. Yet it
went ahead and formed the Government reportedly with the support of MGP, NCP and GF both
won three seats each based on their electoral victory against BJP party. Others
who supported are 04 independents three of whom elected defeating BJP
candidates and one defeating MGP candidate.
Non-deceptive
betrayal of Goan voters by moving Indian Defense Minister Parrikar to Goa as
Chief Minister has fuelled the crisis of legitimacy to the State Government.
Supreme Court direction curtailing limits to prove the majority on the floor of
the house to three has further created tensions for the newly installed cabinet
without portfolios.
It is now left to
mining companies to play their cards in the background to curtail public unrest
spreading rapidly across the state of Goa. Popular slogan of protest exposes
very clearly the biases involved in ruling coalition: Bamon, Bamonkar and
Bamonponn. New coalition is largely looked upon as dictatorship of Bamons in
Goa.
Vijay Sardessai
has outsmarted Manohar Parrikar in U-turn potitics as GF leader. After spitting
venom on BJP Vjay opted to call Manohar Parrikar to Goa as Chief Minister and was sworn-in on March 14, 2017.
Govind Gawde, an Independent defeated MGP leader Dhavlikar and inducted into
cabinet to rule. Saligao and Siolim candidates were elected as GF candidates on
clear mandate to oppose BJP, has cause terrible betrayal of voters and
generated waves of unrest. Waves now threatening to reach far and wide and may
anytime grow into a tornado.
Rohan Khaunte got
elected from Porvorim as Independent with support of Congress Party and then
changed his mind to support BJP. Churchill Alemao the sole NCP candidate too
has reportedly decided to support BJP. Surprising? Sanguem Independent who won the
elections Prasad Gaonkar, ST defeated both Congress and BJP has betrayed his
electorate and without consulting his voters issued letter of support to BJP
making mockery of his victory signaling huge intellectual bankruptcy.
BJP was on rampage
looting Goa. Perhaps even more smartly than Congress looted Goa before them and
lost major part of its cabinet including CM Laxmikant Parsekar and second in
command Rajendra Arlekar both in Pernem. Pernem people has done commanding job
revolting against both the sitting MLAs of BJP.
Sudin Dhavlikar of
MGP who was aspiring to be Chief Minister was left with just three seats and
was left to play gamble with Manohar Parrikar. For the first time Goa Assembly
after issuing license to seven casinos in Mandovi itself resembles Casino with
massive unethical practices.
At the core of
issue - as in Siolim constituency where Vinod Palyekar was elected to oppose
BJP -can elected representative resort to unethical practices by resorting to
policies completely opposite to what was promised? Surely in Siolim people
elected Palyekar not only to defeat sitting MLA Mandrekar but also to defeat
BJP in the State of Goa. Can Palyekar take his own decision and embarce BJP ?
He cannot. What he and his two colleagues in GF Jayesh Salgaonkar in Saligao and Vijay
Sardessai in Fatorda has done is completely unethical and shameful.
For the first time
betrayal of Public is creating waves of unrest and this can lead to far
reaching consequences not only for elected candidates but for the future of
democracy itself. The way three Bamons (Sudin Dhavlikar, Manohar Parrikar and
Vijay Sardessai) have collaborated is not just get themselves and their parties
in power but also ushered in death of Democracy. The way Governor acted and
Constitution of India was interpreted has left general public of Goa dump
struck.
There is certain hesitancy
on part of BJP to sit in the opposition. It has tasted power for past years and
now addicted to power. Its worth remembering what Lord Atkin said more than
hundred years ago "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupt
absolutely." Now BJP even though voted out of power reducing their seats
from 21 to 13 still want to hang on. Why? Addiction to power!
If GF,
Independents, BJP, MGP does not give up their greed for power and persists in
continuing in power then it can safely be construed as coup d’état against the
People of Goa and ushering in the reign of oppression and Bamani tyranny. It
must be remembered that in the face of oppression rebellion is a duty. Bharat
Mukti Morcha considers ongoing developments in Goa Politics as struggle against
Bamon Raj and needs to be destroyed completely with Public as subject of
history. Politicians must not be allowed to kick around People of Goa as they
have done ever since declaration of results on March 11, 2017 violating
electoral commitments in position and ideology.
There is no truth in this government. High Manipulation, fraudulent, no trust, no faith, no abiding in Cosntinutional norms, BJP does what they want.We people of Goa as Goenkars must be smart at least now and voice out; when required action is vital.
Our Constituion gives us freedom of Speech and expression. So all of us must express our views especially about this BJP government. Let us not be chamchas of BJP. We must speak up. It is important and very crucial.
The way representative democracy has unfolded is terrible. Its perhaps time for direct democracy to usher in.
