Rajan P. Parrikar: Goans to Manohar Parrikar: "F U" Spending time in Goa's fetid political swamp is not my thing. Make no mistake - this was a referendum on Manohar Parrikar, and Goans dealt him a kick in the balls (or, as we might say in our mai-bhaas, Bhonkaar Khont). This time Goans said to themselves, since we have a choice between two criminally corrupt gangs, why not just go back to the original crooks; those who have much more experience at screwing us. Don't celebrate today's result. Instead weep for what has become of our land, now a ghati cesspool run over by outsiders. Young Goans have very little to look forward to.------
GL responds: Goa's election results are as chaotic and uncertain as Goan elections go. A "hung" executive or a fractured cabinet could be a good thing if the two major parties rule jointly on common platform for the benefit of ALL GOANS. Yet history shows, that Goan politicians and the electorate would rather go for divisive and corrupt politics with "buying" political support through backroom deals. And Goans reward these politicians by re-electing them. I was surprised to see Goa's former CM rewarded / re-elected from the enlightened Margao costituency after being entangled in the Louis Berger corruption / kickback case - the Japanese funded garbage disposal grant - meant to solve one of Goa's biggest problem. Indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/louis-berger-bribery-case-digambar-kamat-booked-for-disappearance-of-evidence/ Goa also had the highest rate of NOTA voters in the entire country. Can I ask a question: If one is gong to vote NOTA (none of the above) why bother to go to vote? For whom is the NOTA message aimed for? - Creating another new political party? Moving forwards, Goans need to involve themselves into internal politics of attending committee meetings where projects are prioritized and where more in achieved than write articles and gripe on Goanet. Very likely the elected politicians in Panaji and Delhi are not on Goanet. Very likely "Young Goans have very little to look forward to" and are leaving Goa because the middle-aged Goans (their parents) are against any progressive economic agenda. Regards: GL
