बाप दाखव नाहीतर श्राद्ध करI [Baap dhakhav nahitar shradd’ kar] Show the father or perform the (last) rites.
—Venantius J Pinto On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Nelson Lopes <[email protected]> wrote: > Marathi leaps forward > > The MGP tried its best to merge Goa with Maharashtra, but did not succeed > .The original stalwarts, founders abandoned the party and joined National > party.They had their moments of glory and disappointments and are almost > non entity. Then the language issue gave them a face saver of sorts that > Marathi shall be also used as associate language. It was kept in cold > storage thus far. THEIR LOVE FOR Marathi did not dampen or disappoint their > spirits. Hence they stirred up the issue of MOI., Some misguided Catholics > misunderstood their s strategy and hoped that extending support to the > regional language, Marathi protagonist would promote schools and Konkanni > language and culture They are sadly mistaken,living in fools paradise of > make believe attitude. BJP to avoid label of liars and double speak in > taking a decision as per cabinet decision and assurance to fasting MOI > representatives,preferred to delay the healing wounds and vertical divide. > The Supporters of MOI kept the heat on with MGP creating confusion to stay > in reckoning and relevant, The BJP in catch 22 situation, caught on the > horns of dilemma planned to mollify them by granting Rs 400/per student > grant enrolled in Konkanni and Marathi schools The earlier sop of huge > grants had no takers and hence stands withdrawn.The Marathi primary > schools are closing with regular frequency due to lack of strength. > Therefore a new plan was hatched to teach BJP a lesson with bait of > elections near at hand, but everybody knows that this threat is a paper > tiger , as CM asserted that grants would be continued to the minority > schools . Now another diabolic plan is afloat in moving a private members > bill to give Marathi status of official language on the same plan as > Konkanni.Though Konkanni is an official language, its use in administration > has made no headway. The C, M . could not be seen dithering or be labeled > as stumbling block to the cause of Marathi to send an open message that > could be interpreted to his disadvantage. Fortunately there is an amendment > that may serve to provide scope for fermenting trouble.This is a clear > divide to enter through back door. Another war is brewing up and fight to > finish between Marathi and Konkanni supporters will lead to bitter > controversies and boiling blood.The argument about number of Marathi papers > and circulation number of readers is not convincing argument in favour of > Marathi language as official language without comparison with English > dailies and subscriber figures, besides other weeklies, magazines etc .It > is a fact that there is a floating and settled Marathi speaking > population, which should be excluded. Those that supported BJP to utter in > a change must now rue the roost and be warned about their sinister moves to > save their skin, not the interest of Goa and Goans > > Nelson Lopes Chinchinim > -- +++++++++++++ Venantius J Pinto
