[Goanet] Why Parrikar is not CM today...and will probably not be ever

2008-03-28 Thread marshallmendonza
Dr Anand wrote: A Manohar Parrikar led government ( with a stronger minority representation than the BJP can offer at present ) is the best , if not only , option which can provide this governance. Comment: How will this ever happen? MP and BJP need to win the trust of the minorities. The

Re: [Goanet] Why Parrikar is not CM today...and will probably not be ever

2008-03-27 Thread Anand Virgincar
Dear Goanetters, Bab Marshall has posed several questions for me. Keeping aside the standard rheotoric about trishuls and genocides , there are 2 relevant queries : 1 ) Why does Manohar Parrikar not dissociate himself from the RSS and BJP ? 2 ) Can I guarantee that the

Re: [Goanet] Why Parrikar is not CM today...and will probably not be ever

2008-03-27 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 27/03/2008, Anand Virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1: to him (Manohar) the RSS is like the Church 2:Even the most religious of Catholics do not agree with everything the Church says. 3: This does not mean they give up their affiliation to the Church. Similarly , he cannot distance

[Goanet] Why Parrikar is not CM today...and will probably not be ever

2008-03-27 Thread marshallmendonza
Dr Anand wrote: 1 ) Why does Manohar Parrikar not dissociate himself from the RSS and BJP ? 2 ) Can I guarantee that the Hindutva elements will not run riot in Goa and cause problems for the minorities if and when Manohar Parrikar comes to power again ? # Regarding the first query,

[Goanet] Why Parrikar is not CM today...and will probably not be ever

2008-03-26 Thread marshallmendonza
Comment: While it is laudable to see the singlemindedness with which Dr Anand and some others are rooting for MP and the BJP, I wish to place some posers before them: 1. what guarantees or assurances can you offer that the Hindutva agenda of the BJP will not be implemented in Goa? 2. What

Re: [Goanet] Why Parrikar is not CM today...and will probably not be ever

2008-03-25 Thread Anand Virgincar
Dear Goanetters, While I agree with Vinay on the core of his message , there are a couple of points that need to be challenged. VN says : MP provided corruption free governance. AV : Disagree vehemently. There was a small but significant decrease in corruption ( probably the