goanet-digest Wednesday, May 22 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4004
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[Goanet] 10QUESTIONS: "Minorities totally exploited by Goa's political parties"
[Goanet] Cip's Mother Teresa quote
[Goanet] [Fwd: Treasure House of India's Culture, Art and Heritage!]
[Goanet] danger in Goa?
Re: [Goanet] 10QUESTIONS: "Minorities totally exploited by Goa's political parties"
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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 20:48:02 +0530
From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] 10QUESTIONS: "Minorities totally exploited by Goa's political
parties"
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TEN QUESTIONS: MINORITIES TOTALLY EXPLOITED BY GOA'S POLITICAL
PARTIES-Soter D'Souza
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TILL A FEW days back, Porvorim-based Soter D'Souza (42) was the general
secretary of the BJP's Minority Morcha, the 'minority' front of Goa's
ruling party. In a chat with FREDERICK NORONHA, he explains why he quit the
post, just before a critical Goa elections.
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FN: What prompted you to quit the BJP and it Minority Morcha?
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Minories were not being taken seriously. All the more, the Gujarat riots
and certain local incidents (not just the Socorro Muslim prayer hall arson
but two other unreported incidents) had led me to review my relations with
the BJP.
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FN: What led you to join it in 1998?
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The failure of the Congress, both nationally and locally, created a void. I
came in contact with (Goa chief minister) Manohar Parrikar and getting to
know his vision and attributes. I saw some hope for Goa and Goans.
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FN: How would you rate Parrikar today?
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I still feel he has administrative abilities and discipline. But certain
compulsions of politics perhaps influenced his decision-making process. The
zeal with which he started his tenure, specially his fight against
corruption and other illegalities, has almost died out.
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FN: Looking back, what was the BJP's main achivements and failures in this
period?
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Initially, the BJP was able to show that corruption could be curtailed.
Discipline in government administration was another plus. Even the Dayanand
Social Security Scheme was a good venture, but it was stretched too much
for political reasons.
On the other hand, the drive against corruption was not total, leading
people to feel that only political opponents were targetted. Instead of
contempt for the corrupt politicians, people started sympathising with
them. There was not enough effort to break the communal or fundamental
image that has been painted of the BJP by the Opposition. In fact, certain
incidents have only further substantiated this.
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FN: In your view, how should the BJP be dealing with the minorities?
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Unless the BJP seriously reviews its opinions and approaches towards all
sections of the minorities, then it cannot be trusted.
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FN: What is your view of communalism within the minorities?
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Actually, I do not favour a thinking based on minority lines. It not only
sends out a wrong signal, but is also a sort of an inferiority lable. It
acts as a means for certain politicians to corner votes. On the other hand,
it is also for the majority community to give up their attempts to form
communal cliques. It's a two way process; when minorities feel secure,
that's the time they will maybe change.
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FN: As someone who studied for priesthood, what do you feel should be the
role of priests, when it comes to politics?
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A priest should not impose his ideas. Whatever evolves from the democratic
process, he should learn to accept it. They should also encourage voters to
support good, efficient and sincere candidates, regardless of religious
affiliation. Some priests lack in exposure to the feelings and thinking of
the majority community.
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FN: What do you see as in store for the BJP in Goa?
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If the BJP does not do serious soul-searching to recognise its
shortcomings, they're heading towards political rejection. If they do
seriously review their strategies and ideologies, they could still hold
promise to this state and the country because of their work ethics,
discipline and cadre.
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FN: What's the involvement of minorities in politics in Goa today?
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The minorities in Goa are totally divided. As a result they have been
exploited by political parties. They have allowed themselves to be taken
for granted.
Many decisions taken by the minorites too might have not been rational, but
emotional.
Any alternative in Goa should not be built on majority-minority lines. The
times require all peace-loving Goans -- from whatever community -- to come
together and prevent disruptive forces from getting hold of the political
and social fabric.
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FN: Your reading of the Gujarat carnage on the Goa polls?
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Although some political parties claim the Gujarat riots will not have an
impact on the election results, I beg to differ. The nervourness from some
quarters is forcing them to involve Section 153(A) of the IPC to stop
filming of certain video-cassettes (about the anti-Muslim violence in
Gujarat). It is enough proof that what happened in Gujarat will influence
the voter of all communities, cutting across religion and caste.
I would not be surprised if a Gujarat-type situation occurs in Goa, and
certain statements of inciting of communal disturbances is pointing towards
that, while blaming it on the Congress.(ENDS)
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Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:34:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: "J. Almeida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Cip's Mother Teresa quote
Cip Fernandes wrote:
If You PRAY, You will have FAITH,
And if You have FAITH, You will LOVE,
And if You LOVE, You will SERVE,
And if You SERVE, You will have PEACE.
- -Mother Teresa
Thanks, Cip. I don't think I have read better
practical advice for living. Hopefully I can learn
from such advice.
Off for a few days now (everyone bring out the feni
and celebrate).
Joel Almeida
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Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 22:17:56 +0530
From: "gilbert menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] danger in Goa?
Folks,
Took my usual evening walk on Benaulim beach. The sea has roughed up a lot,
which is understandable, considering that the monsoon is just 2 weeks away.
While watching all those children having a good time, there were signs that
all is not so well. At sunset, 2 Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft of the Navy
flew in from westward heading for Dabolim. This has been going on for some
days. We are in the frontline for maritime recconaissance, and I can imagine
that aircraft flying out of Goa have been tracking Pakistani ships and
littoral spaces. With tension and rhetoric building up on the subcontinent,
one may well ask whether it is risky living in Goa in case of an all out war
with Pakistan. The good news is that Goa is out of range of any PAF fighter
or bomber, unless they have air to air refuelling capability, which I doubt.
The other good news is that Goa does not present a viable nuclear
target --no worthwhile population or industrial density.
So let Amritsar and Delhi sweat, we can continue walking the beaches
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Date: 22 May 2002 18:04:41 -0000
From: "satyamevajayate2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] 10QUESTIONS: "Minorities totally exploited by Goa's political
parties"
Thank you, Fred, for that enlightening piece. Keep up the good
work! I hope the interview with Soter is given sufficient
publicity to warn the Goan people. Manohar Parrikar is a snake in
the grass and is no different from Mr. Modi of the Gujarat
genocide fame.
Goans BEWARE OF THE SANGH PARIVAR!
The writing is indeed on the wall:
>FN: Your reading of the Gujarat carnage on the Goa polls?
>************
>
>Although some political parties claim the Gujarat riots will not
>have an impact on the election results, I beg to differ. The
>nervourness from some quarters is forcing them to involve Section
>153(A) of the IPC to stop filming of certain video-cassettes
>(about the anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat). It is enough proof
>that what happened in Gujarat will influence the voter of all
>communities, cutting across religion and caste.
>
>I would not be surprised if a Gujarat-type situation occurs in
>Goa, and certain statements of inciting of communal disturbances
>is pointing towards that, while blaming it on the
>Congress.(ENDS)
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On Tue, 21 May 2002 Frederick Noronha wrote :
>************
>TEN QUESTIONS: MINORITIES TOTALLY EXPLOITED BY GOA'S POLITICAL
>PARTIES-Soter D'Souza
>************
>
>TILL A FEW days back, Porvorim-based Soter D'Souza (42) was the
>general secretary of the BJP's Minority Morcha, the 'minority'
>front of Goa's ruling party. In a chat with FREDERICK NORONHA, he
>explains why he quit the post, just before a critical Goa
>elections.
>
>************
>FN: What prompted you to quit the BJP and it Minority Morcha?
>************
>
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