Hopefully Floriano's response gets published in the Press/Letters. Also a suggestion: skip signing off with Cheers.
Perhaps consider writing an Opinion piece in the Public Interest. Venantius J Pinto On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 11:21 AM, floriano lobo <[email protected]>wrote: > When GSRP was formed, one businessman Goan asked me. " who is in the > party?" My response what "No ex-Politicians". With a smile on his face, he > said "good. keep it that way" > > GSRP never opened up it's membership. True to it's founding unwritten > rule, no ex-MLA has found his way into this party. It took in life members > who volunteered to join the party oly after they signed a declaration that > they have read the Party's constitution and it's road map. But sad to say > that even most of the founding members [16 in all] were found WANTING. A > couple of them were sacked. One of them never showed up after the Party was > Registered with the EC. Another two worked against the Party full time. One > of them was and is a full time NCP ( or Dr. Wilfred D'Souza's valet). > > Why am I saying this? > Because, as serious this Party is, it couldn't fully gauge it's founding > members. Some of them were really rotten apples. > When AAP opened it's membership, GSRP knew that garbage would flow in and > the stink would start shortly there after. > > 14 years on, GSRP has a trickle coming in. But this trickle will stay and > work for the cause of Goa and Goans. > > Cheers > floriano > goasuraj > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayabhushan" <[email protected]> > To: "Mayabhushan" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 3:00 PM > Subject: [Goanet] AAP broom has only bristled to deceive in Goa > > > > My Story on IANS about Goa's tryst with AAP and how a good opportunity is >> in the process of being squandered >> Rgds >> >> http://in.news.yahoo.com/aap-broom-bristled-deceive-goa-081004303.html >> >> AAP broom has bristled to deceive in Goa >> >> Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) The AAP may just have to switch from a broom, its >> party symbol, to a whip, if it wants to get its already demoralized house >> in order in Goa. >> >> Disillusionment, conmen and disreputable folks as members, no collective >> will to fight the incumbent government and visible lethargy are >> threatening >> to turn the Aam Aadmi Party in Goa all that the outfit has promised not to >> be, in its more celebrated and successful Delhi model. >> >> Rajashree Nagarsekar, convenor of the AAP in Goa, is candid enough to >> admit >> that the party needed to take a reality check. >> >> "Frankly we are facing problems. People of not very good (social) standing >> have begun joining us. Some of our members are in fact life members of >> other political parties. These issues have to be tackled, much before the >> Lok Sabha polls," Nagarsekar said. >> >> Just how lacklustre the AAP is in Goa can be gauged by the impact made >> during the nationwide membership drive which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind >> Kejriwal announced Jan 10. >> >> While the nationwide target set by the AAP was 1 crore, Goa's contribution >> was a measly 4,000. >> >> The number, according to an AAP official, only accounted for ordinary >> members who registered during local recruitment drives and doesn't include >> those who could have signed up online. >> >> Poor numbers apart, party sources said another basic glitch the AAP has >> been unable to resolve until Friday was the election of a formal state >> level committee. >> >> "The committee was formed yesterday. Since last year we only had an ad hoc >> committee in place," Nagarsekar said, adding that without a proper >> organizational structure, it was virtually impossible to set and agenda >> and >> get going. >> >> More than a month since the political rekindling after the sensational >> December victory in Delhi, what the AAP has in store for Goa is anybody's >> guess. >> >> Last year, an AAP member did say that casinos, real estate and mining >> would >> be a key part of the AAP campaign portfolio. But the AAP's inaction on all >> these fronts has stumped many, including those within. >> >> "We were expecting some kind of guidance from the winning team in Delhi. >> But it looks like they are so busy in Delhi that they hardly have any time >> for Goa," an AAP active member told IANS. >> >> While quantity is a key shortcoming for AAP Goa, sourcing quality members >> is also a problem, admits Nagarsekar. >> >> At first glance, AAP Goa looks like a consortium of folks who have been a >> part of Goa's active civil society, including some spoken of in whispers >> of >> compromising popular struggles and even indulging in blackmail. >> >> According to Nagarsekar, weeding out such members has been difficult as >> they have been recommended by some high-profile members. >> >> Speaking of star recruitment, this is one block which the new party >> appears >> to have blasted off from in quick time. >> >> Recruiting well known activist-doctor Oscar Rebello and singer Remo >> Fernandes not only got the AAP goodwill but mileage too. But in >> Nagarsekar's own words, the party has not been able to cash in on it. >> >> "A lot of time is lost. There has been confusion going on for sometime. We >> are not getting enough people to commit time to doing the real ground work >> for the party," she said. >> >> The AAP is in power in Delhi and has stirred interest in places like >> Haryana, Amethi and Mumbai. >> >> But if urban Goa is the measure of the new political party's preparedness >> for the bigger Lok Sabha picture, then Team Kejriwal's broom may bristle, >> only to deceive. >> > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > -- +++++++++++++ Venantius J Pinto
