Goans were always Portuguese citizens, until Indian citizenship was foisted upon them by force by virtue of the invasion. The only Goan brave enough to defy the orders to change his citizenship was Pe. Chico Monteiro. Now Goans are quietly reinstating their citizenship, even in places such as Australia, even though they might never make full use of the facilities provided by having the citizenship.
Those who have re-instated their citizenship and are oridinarily resident in Goa, should have every right to vote if they pay taxes such as income tax. One of the points on which the American Revolution started, was "No Taxation without Representation". I would suggest that the legal eagles and accountants check on the Indian laws and make a pronouncement on these points. I am not sure what the regulations are in the US. But in the UK and in Australia, I was on the respective local electoral rolls as I was a tax-paying resident in these countries even if I was not a citizen of those respective countries. Cheers, Gabriel. ----- Original Message ---- > From: soter <so...@bsnl.in> > To: goa...@goanet.org > Sent: Mon, 14 February, 2011 3:58:12 AM > Subject: [Goanet] Salcete Portuguese passport holders under radar of poll >officials > > HERALD REPORTER > > MARGAO: Portuguese passport holders, beware. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have >fanned out to various corners of Salcete to strike down the names of voters, >who >are now Portuguese passport holders, from the electoral rolls. > Three months after the Foreigners branch came out with a detailed list of >hundreds of Portuguese passport holders across the state, election officials >right down at the booth level are tracking down the names as part of the >exercise to delete the names.
