GSRP alleges that Matanhy Saldanha was eliminated to bring in MOPA - Press Statement
Speaking at a press conference held at Margao on 3 April, 2014 in the presence of Dr. N.S. Dumo, President and Savio Rodrigues, Secretary & President [Youth Affairs], the Candidate for LS Elections from South Goa, the Goa Su-Raj Party's General Secretary and founding President Floriano Lobo has gone on record to say that the BJP could revive the previously shelved MOPA airport project only by eliminating Matanhy Saldanha from the scene as a Minister in the Manohar Parrikar cabinet who was acutely against MOPA. Explaining that he was a long-time colleague activist of Matanhy Saldanha on issues like MOPA, SEZ, CRZ, Special Status, etc, Floriano Lobo recounted many a public platforms he shared with Matanhy Saldanha against MOPA airport and stressed that Matanhy was against both, the illegal occupation of the Goa's Civilian airport, Dabolim by the Indian Navy, and the new greenfield MOPA airport project. He said that Matanhy was a proud GOAN, rooted for GOA, who only succumbed to the pressures of joining the BJP because he hated the CONGRESS through his entire being, thus depriving himself the tag of being one of the regional icons of Goa in the fag end of his political carrier. Floriano Lobo further said that Matanhy's resolve as Environment and Forest Minister in the BJP cabinet not to allow any mining activity in forest/wild-life sanctuaries as told by him to the HINDU, barely 3 days before he died, and his resolve that the Navy should move to Sea Bird, Karwar, and MOPA be scrapped was the last straw that broke his back and earned him his death sentence. "In the scheme of things, Floriano said, " crores of rupees of funding from the mining and Mopa lobies that made the BJP victorious in the 2012 Assembly elections, Matanhy Saldanha's love for Goa was too insignificant and he could be dispensed with for a greater cause of the BJP in Goa. Floriano Lobo also said that Manohar Parrikar had the gall to tell the Legislative Assembly that Matanhy Saldanha had realised the importance of MOPA, before he died. "This is a blatant lie", he said, "as Matanhy was not foolish enough to be convinced that MOPA would be a good thing for Goa after having been against it since its inception". "Would Matanhy Saldanha risk the ire of Goans, especially the South Goans, being sweet on MOPA?" he asked. "Matanhy was a man of his word" he said, "not a man who would make U-TURNS at every opportunity" he said. "The body of Yesser Arafat of Palestine", Floriano said " was exhumed after eight years and tests done on the remains to inform the world that he was 'PLUTONIUM' poisoned". "Why was no post-mortem conducted on Matanhy Saldanha, especially when it is reported that he had soiled himself badly before he died?" he asked. " I have had two cardiac arrests, and if at all I am alive today, it is becuase my family members were around to revive me. There was no messing up of any kind" he said. When asked as to why he was bringing up this issue after two years of Matanhy's passing away, his answer was : " I have always maintained in my writings since Matanhy's mysterious death that there should have been a post-mortem. "As a matter of fact, I have spoken to the press on 21 March 2014 when GSRP released its Lok Sabha Election Manifesto at the Nossa Sra. de Piedade Hall, Panjim" he said. "It is still not too late for the post-mortem to be conducted", he said. "GSRP will want to see the test report on the remains of Matanhy Saldanha to believe that he died of cardiac arrest/stroke or a natural death and not from poisoning" he concluded. for Goa Su-Raj Party Sd/- Floriano Lobo General Secretary. Mob: 9890470896 Website: www.goasu-raj.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- PPS: PEOPLE FOR POLITICAL SANITY PS: If the people refuse to become politically 'SANE', politics will remain dirty + more. ONLY DABOLIM - NAVY GET OUT WITH MOPA - SPECIAL STATUS FOR GOA IS ONLY A SHOUT VIVA GOA - VIVA GOEMKARS Amchem Goem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHvEkxLCmc --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
