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On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 05:01 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: "KAMALAKSH CHARI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] Catholics support Congress > I really cant understand the mentality of some Goans(mostly catholics > and > some hindus) who never think Goa as their motherland or birthplace but > are > mostly inclined towards portuguese regime or culture This is exactly reflective of V.D. Savarkar's statement about pitrabhumi (fatherland) and punyabhumi (holy land). He coined this concept to justify his conception of India as the land of the Hindus, and that all others are aliens and traitors (or second-class citizens as per "Guru" Golwalkar) because they consider India neither their pitrabhumi and punyabhumi! This ridiculous proposition is one of the basic tenets of the RSS, and you appear to be merely parroting it with specific application to Goa. > and thats what reflects > in their words when they say BJP as communal even without having > strong > backing or proofs to say so or any anti-minority or communal incident > which > took place during BJP's tenure. There seems to be a reality disconnect here. Nationally the record of the BJP is too well-known to bother repeating. Babri Masjid demolition and Gujarat genocide are two of its recent and horrendous performances. As for Goa, you have obviously not been reading the daily newspapers. Have you not heard of the magisterial enquiry report on the Sanvordem-Curchorem violence? Have you not heard about how Parrikar and the BJP systematically communalised the social fabric during their term in power (and while out of power). Have you not heard of the communal VCD? Check out http://goavotes.info/?cat=7 for some information on the BJP's track record w.r.t communalism. Read goanet's own archives. Or just google for "Communalism Goa" and see how often BJP comes up. There is a popular saying in many Indian languages: "You can wake up those who are sleeping but you cannot wake up those who are only pretending to sleep." Pretend on... > Can anyone in this forum bring to my notice a single incident wherein > a > christian or muslim lost his life or got any sort of damage to his > property > during 2000 to 2004 when Parrikar was holding CM's chair? Soccoro Masjid incident took place during this regime. There was also other kinds of discrimination at this time. For details see the fact-finding report Broken Peace by noted Supreme Court lawyer Nandita Haksar: Plain-text version (without annexures) http://mum1ww1-a.sancharnet.in:83/vgad/brokenpeacerep incidents. > OR > No such communal incident took place during Congress Government? Please read above report and magisterial enquiry report to see who exactly is indicated as being responsible for Sanvordem-Curchorem violence. Yes, the Congress was in power and should have acted more firmly then, and should now act to further investigate the matter (as suggested by the enquiry officer) and bring the guilty to book. The Congress has often connived with communalism and gone soft on it, and there are also plenty of communal elements inside it. But this kind of ideology is not the be all and end all of the party, like it is for the BJP. > Plz think on these issues. This is not Political Forum nor Religious > Debate > Centre but the place where all our Goenkars brethren can unite > ourselves to > bring back good governance to power. This is the first time I have heard Goanet being described as the forum of a particular political party, or of a particular political platitude :-) I thought Goanet was a place where people could discuss issues, opinions and views related to Goa. Maybe moderators should start some sub-groups -- Goanet BJP, Goanet Congress, Goanet good governance, etc., etc. :-) -- Question everything -- Karl Marx ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
