Open letter from a concerned citizen Dear Sirs,
It is true that the Aam Admi of Goa is totally fed up of the way the BJP is handling Goa. The number of U-turns taken by the BJP has left Goans confused and angry. There are some who want to forge a Mahagatbandan of secular forces and most of these who want the BJP to be defeated are people who prioritise Goa's welfare over their own personal interests and egos. I do not understand why those who left the Congress to form themselves as Independents or regional parties cannot come back to the Congress to strengthen it, so that secularism under Congress can defeat the forces of communalism and hatred toward minorities. We have seen how Churchill Alemao floated his Save Goa Party without any useful result, and ultimately he was forced to re-join the Congress for self interest. All those in Goa who are promoting regional parties are doing so for their own selfish interest and benefits. If they were not selfish, they would have a regional party and only work for it without standing for elections. If these people get elected they will only look after their individual interests and dump Goa and the common man in the grave. So, I appeal to all those seeking the Mahagatbandan to sacrifice their individual ego and join the secular forces in the Congress and thus help the common man to vote for a united secular force under the Congress to wipe out the BJP in the 2017 election as I see only Congress as a viable secular alternative force capable of defeating the BJP. So, Goa Suraj party of Floriano Lobo, UGDP of Radharao Gracias, Goa Forward of Vijay Sardesai and United Goans of Babush Monseratte should forget and desist from forming loose knots with the Congress for their individual interest and dissolve their egos to merge into the oceanic waters of the Congress which alone will be able to dislodge the BJP and keep individual like Viswajit Rane and the Pandurang Madkaikar from assuming control of the present depleted Congress which alone will not be able to take on the BJP which has throttled the Aam Admi of Goa. If these individuals don't act now, the confused voters of Goa may seek a new saviour equidistant from the BJP and the Congress, in the form of the AAP party. This observation is not my personal reading but the Voice of the common man across Goa, wanting to save Goa from the exploits of selfish politicians working for selfish individual interests. STEPHEN DIAS Dona Paula Date: 20th July 2016
