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All misunderstandings with the high command cleared: GPCC chief NT Staff Reporter Panaji March 11: The Goa Congress-led delegation to Delhi has cleared all the misunderstandings among the central leadership regarding the recent political developments in Goa, the president of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), Mr Luizinho Faleiro said today. It took meetings with the President, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Union Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, two meetings with the Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and presentations to all to nail the lies spread by the propaganda machinery of the Goa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mr Faleiro said. He was addressing a press conference along with former chief minister, Mr Pratapsingh Rane soon after their arrival from Delhi today afternoon. Mr Faleiro reacted strongly to the reported statement of former chief minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar demanding dissolution of the Goa assembly and fresh elections in Goa. He said that midway during the last term, when Mr Parrikar lost majority, he dissolved the assembly and forced an election on the people of Goa and a burden on the state exchequer. Now he has lost majority again, he wants another dissolution. Mr Faleiro said that Mr Parrikar never had a clear mandate from the people of Goa and that he held on to power only through chicanery and back-stabbing. Mr Faleiro said democracy is a game of numbers. Those who have the numbers, can rule. Those who donït cannot rule. When four BJP MLAs resigned, then the fifth, the BJP had lost majority. The Congress had the majority on all three occasions of vote of confidence, on February 2, February 28 and March 4, he added. The BJP tried to cling on to power through the machinations of its Speaker. The central leadership is convinced of these arguments, Mr Faleiro said further. ïWe gave documentary evidence and VCDs of all three episodes of vote of confidence. We specially highlighted the speakerïs behaviour of the physical eviction of Mr Felipe Neri Rodrigues from the assembly and then his disqualification on the basis of forged documents,ï Mr Faleiro said. Mr Faleiro expressed amusement at the BJPïs demands for recall of the Governor, of police harassment and for dissolution of the assembly. The BJP supporters damaging the Governorïs escort-car and then crying of police harassment. ïWhat should the police do?ï Mr Faleiro questioned. Regarding calls for dissolution, he said it is a case of sour grapes for the BJP. ïAfter by-elections to 5 assembly seats and the re-qualification of Mr Felipe Neri Rodrigues by the High Court, the BJP knows they will be reduced to a microscopic minority in Goa. That is why they want a dissolution of the House,ï Mr Faleiro said. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
