CONGRESS IN HIBERNATION? In the last Assembly elections Congress was badly mauled in its own backyard with 9 M.L.A,s representing it being once an invincible monolith. But then just one independent is louder than all of them put together. One Congress MLA , who was very vocal, daring appears to have taken vow of silence or is he under obligation for some reasons? May be the Congress High Command does want individual to be in focus or limelight or local leadership is feeling the heat of being sidelined. The electorate had punished the party for being insensitive, self centered, corrupt and promoting exclusive family interest to corner power .The voters today are a disillusioned lot and are repenting for a wrong emotional decision .The opponents carried the day simply by divide and rule strategy., Some independents who won as a reaction to lethargy, pride, arrogance, did not meet their aspirations, because they made common cause with communal forces to remain in the reckoning and further their personal agenda. The ruling party simply keeps minority electors in good humour to spread divide of discontent and further consolidate their goal to propagate the theory of apparent secularism and appeasement to the minorities. Imagine just one representative in the council of 12 Ministers with not so glamorous, weighted portfolio and we are complacent with such an arrangement. The massive support at all India level was pandering to the anger of the voters and hence their glorious innings at the hustling have left all disappointed and disillusioned with passage of time. The inroads in otherwise minority bastions in Salcette is of serious concerns., The ruling party is openly daring of further consolidating their footprints in the next elections, emboldened by inactivity, silence or helplessness of the authority which for long time taken voters for granted
The Congress in Goa after the debacle does not inspire confidence and indicate any determined signs of bouncing back. It was expected with the veteran Congress President at the helm of affairs the sagging spirits of rank and file would be rejuvenated with a short in the arm. Unfortunately this has not happened on expected lines .In fact he organization does not appear to be projecting an united front with dissent pulling in different directions. The ruling party does not hide its glee for being left seriously unchallenged with an impotent opposition. The temporary pin pricks does not rattle them often, while mounting counter and calibrated defense leaving the opponents flabbergasted. The opposition in the Assembly for all practical purposes is a tame affair with the floor dominated by other than Congress MLA`s There is no consistency about infusing new , young blood with old veterans taking to stage with such an intent. Everybody knows when time comes ,win ability and financial clout, seniority will prevail throwing avowed principles to the winds. There is no set programme visible as of today to infuse young blood as piously professed The Congress party has isolated itself by not participating in Zilla Panchayat elections cowardly and purportedly supporting independent candidates who made it to the winning lot. Further in Municipal elections too it shied away from assuming responsibility, possibly out of fear of further diminishing returns .,Those bold individuals who kept the ruling party at bay in Cuncolim Municipal body were not appreciated, in fact surprisingly ,covertly questioned about such permutations and combinations, inspite of the fact that at National level in Bihar Congress aligned with others Can anyone justify satisfactorily the Congress party actions against Monserate ousting him to make an example? On the contrary another Congress MLA isopenly daring the party to oust him, but party is not willing to take the gauntlet ? He is openly hob knobbing with the opponents in a more blatant, serious, defying, mocking manner and making fetish of party discipline and who is further being appointed in administrative post as a reward thereby rubbing salt in the wounds. Neither the central party of High Command or local big wigs seem to be spineless in contrast to more insignificant discipline by Monserate. The participation or support in Panjim Municipal elections is being watched eagerly testing waters of electoral fortunes, with almost time for general elections at the door steps Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
