At 2.30 the Parrikar government was allowed a show of strenght. The composition was BJP and ally 17 + 1(Speaker) and INC and allies 18. The Speaker disqualified "Independent" member Mr Filipe Neri Rodrigues under a technicality observed under the new anti defection law. Mr Rodrigues pleaded for a 15 days time to respond to the Speakers notice which was denied to him and the strenght fell for the INC and allies to 17 this caused a chaotic situation in which niether was the presence of Filipe Neri Rodrigues tolerated after his disqualification nor was he allowed to vote. The BJP won by one vote 18 to 17 of the INC after the Speaker cast his vote this was at 5.40 p.m. and there was a riot of celebrations all over the state.
But the INC and allies rushed to the Governor pleading for dismissal of the Parrikar government as the Speaker had acted unconstitutionally. This resulted in the dismissal of the Governor under section 164 of the Constitution of India and the leader of United Legislative Alliance the INC and allies Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane was called to form a goverment, by the Governor of Goa Mr S C Jamir at 6.10 p.m . Hurt by this joy turned sorrow the BJP pleaded to the President of India and Mr L K Advani addressing a press conference in New Delhi spoke of an unconstitutional act of the Governor and demanded that the BJP Government be put in place, after winning the trust vote. The reports from the Centre is that Home Minister has been called by the Prime Minister to explain the ground realities and until the time of this post the INC and allies are awaiting the next move. Apparently the decision of the Governor has been held in "suspended animation for some time" Meanwhile at a largely gathered public meet organised by the BJP government at the historic Azad Maidan Grounds speaker after speaker and that included the vocal lot Mr Manohar Ajgaonkar Mr Rajendra Arlekar both SCs Mr Digamber Kamat( Brahmin) Mr Manohar Parikar exposed the corrupt intents of the resigned BJP MLA. Mr Parrikar did not mind the resignations of three MLAs Mr Monserrate Mr Francisco Mickey Pacheco and Mr Isidore Fernandes but he stated that he started moving fast when his PED Minister and Transport Minister Mr Madkaikar turned to resign from the Cabinet for he alleged that they infact had complained in the past over misdeeds of the resigned MLAs and therefore expected them to do a re-think. But the tone of Mr Parrikar reflected one thing that the whole excercise of the present political scenario was "OUT WITH PARRIKAR' and he suspected that crave for the large budget was the mission of those out of power. The higly intellectual elite and others who attended the function were equivocal on one point ---development could not progress with the present "dispensation " of the INC and its allies and in the event Parrikar fails to get the vote then he should seek a fresh mandate --- They were confident that he would get not less than 25 to 30 seats a small number but a positive sign. >From Panaji GODFREY J I GONSALVES Borda Margao goa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
