With the Election Commission gearing up to announce the dates for the Goa Assembly Elections any moment now, we will definitely see a lot of acts of monkey jumping by our politicians in the coming weeks. Goans will not be surprised if the contenders for party tickets switch sides and change colours not in the interest of Goa but for that lust and greed of Power without which they just cannot survive.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is desperately trying to woo the voters by all stunts possible. It is expected that fearing defeat in Panjim he may decide to contest in Mapusa. However, his acts of omission and commission will follow and haunt him in whichever constituency he tries to take refuge. While in power he managed to silence all opposition. Now he has his decoy candidates who will seek tickets with various opposition parties. Politics in Goa has sunk to such depths! Parrikar has kept Churchill Alemao content by giving his football team an unprecedented handsome grant of 25 lakhs. For this and other favours Churchill has been blackmailed into keeping the Chief Minister informed of all that goes on in the Congress Party. Senior Congress leaders are well aware of this and consider Churchill to be the greatest liability to the party. How to get rid of Churchill is something the Congress camp cannot resolve. It is also not clear where Pratapsingh Rane's loyalties lie. The Rane's are a family that have benefited the most from Goa's political imbroglio. Despite the BJP rule Mr Rane continued to be the Speaker of the Goa Assembly as well as Chairman of Kala Academy. Mrs Rane has kept herself busy as Chairman of Bal Bhavan while spendthrift son Vishwajeet has made the best of it as Chairman of Goa Tourism Development Corporation driving it to unprecedented bankruptcy. His mobile phone bills have immobilised the scarce resources of this very much sought Corporation. While the BJP was in power Rane kept the heat on and increased his bargaining power by obliging Parrikar and not ruling on the umpteen disqualification petitions against MLAs. The petitions died a natural death with the dissolution of the Assembly. It is expected that both Father and son may contest and you never know, Mrs Rane may also decide to dip in. But on which ticket will they ride? The Ranes have kept everyone guessing. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is extremely busy laying foundation stones and inaugurating incomplete projects. He is desperate to win public sympathy by even inaugurating public toilets. Whatever he does Mr Parrikar is fighting a losing battle. Our IIT Chief Minister has got his calculations wrong. His acts of the last few weeks has clearly demonstrated and proven beyond doubt the fears that the BJP is a communal and casteist party. The saffron robe is an outfit that has no place in the Goan wardrobe. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
