Amidst a huge crowd of supporters this afternoon 25th
June 2005 at 1634 hrs, and ironically while the
country commemorates its 30th anniversary of
declaration of EMERGENCY in India by the late Prime
Minister Ms Indira Gandhi, in 1975 the Nationalist
Congress Party MLA from Benaulim Constituency Mr
Francisco (Micky) Pacheco was sworn is the 11th
Minister of the INC led NCP MGP combine in the State.
This fulfills the aspiration of all those who had made
the "sacrifice' to unseat the Parrikar Government.
In fact CM Mr Rane played the same game of patience
which he then played with MLA Churchill Braz Alemao
MLA of Benaulim by keeping him waiting for three
months denying him the coveted Sports portfolio which
resulted in Rane government being unseated and the
Progressive Democratic Front coming to power. This Mr
Rane regretted later as his three term CM status
record in the country besides Mr J B Patnaik of Orrisa
was abruptly brought to an end by Mr Alemao.
This time he played the same game but knew too well
that only option left for Dr Willy de Souza NCP MLA
was to side with the BJP and that would suit Mr Rane
to paint him a communalist and an opportunist, but
that did not happen despites Dr Willy's non sensical
utterances and threats on a National audio visual
media.
Incidentally tommorrow also the SC is likely to take
up the case of Mr Arlekar and Mr Mandrekar MLAs Vasco
and Siolim whose elections were set aside for holding
"office of profit" at the time of contest in June 2002
and were granted a thirty day stay by HC of Bombay
Panaji bench to appeal in the SC.
Portfolio for Mr Pacheco may be announced tommorrow or
later.
There is a case of shack burning in Betalbatim
involving Mr Pacheco alongwith others due to come
up for final judgement on 5th July, 2005.
It is not known what Mr Rane has up his sleeves, but
then he could not afford to delay things any longer
for the lone Rajya Sabha seat is falling vacant with
the completion of term of Mr Eduardo Faleiro in July
2005. These elections are held within the MLAs of
the House and Mr Rane may have to face an embarassing
situation of having to face an election instead of an
unanimous choice. Such elections have been quite
embarrasing for the ruling party as cross voting could
come with dissidents throwing the spanners to "reform"
a CM > This the High Command of the INC may not
tolerate and hence the clearance for Pacheco to be
inducted.
As things stand both Mr Rauraje Deshprabhu stands a
chance of being elected and he seems to fit the bill,
given the fact that he is a staunch INC loyalist he
was denied Ministership on the simple understanding
that his Pernem Assembly Constituency will now have a
Scheduled Caste representative instead of erstwhile
Dhargalim Assembly Constituency. Hence Rane needs to
as a quid pro quo for his one man mission of Mr
Parrikar bashing reward him with the RS seat.
Others who could excel is Mr Shantaram Naik Desai from
Cuncolim ex MP Lok Sabha who is a well versed legal
luninary but with the North Goa LS MP being a BJP and
South Goa MP an INC member the opportunity to Mr
Deshprabhu seems obvious. Mr Khalap has been making
all efforts but there does not seem to be much support
to have a MGP indoctrinated INC convert to represent
Goa at the Rajya Sabha, hence his chances appear dim
unless Mr Deshprabhu shirks the offer.
While Pacheco may have succeded in his mission, it is
now clear that Mr Pacheco will start building up his
newly carved bastion the Nuvem Constituency which is
carved out of part of the erstwhile Loutolim and
Benaulim Constituency and with this the UGDP Mr
Radharao ex MLA Loutolim and Mr Aleixo Sequeira the
present MLA Loutolim will have their prospects
weakened for the next hustings in May 2007.
In any case Mr Aleixo owes his political entry due to
Mr Eduardo Faleiro a close relative and with Mr
Faleiro out this July end Mr Sequeira may not have
much political clout.
This is the latest development besides the
Chairpersons to be appointed for the nearly dozens odd
Corporations according to the political grape wine
this writer gathered from some disgruntled politicians
who have not taken to kindly having been denied the
Ministerial rankings.
from the DONA PAULA end
GODFREY J I GONSALVES
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