Worth a thought! -- The part about surprises upon surprises could be graphically worked into a great Tee-shirt. Some things you say, Joao, really hit the nail visually. Best. Venantius J Pinto
On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 1:19 AM, Joao Barros-Pereira < [email protected]> wrote: > I happened to bump into Girish Chadonkar the other day, the > newly-appointed Congress Party Goa President . I recognized him from > his photo as he appears often in the newspapers lately. I took the > opportunity to introduce myself. My name didn't ring a bell but a few > bells did ring in my mind, and in my ears, too. > > It was a brief conversation but I remember this part well: "The old > leaders of the Congress have to go," I said. "Otherwise, the Congress > will have to go." "Very true," was his reply. I hope he will not > regret his words as he merely agreed with an axiomatic statement. > > But can the newly-appointed Congress Party Chief in Goa ask the old > leaders to pack their bags and leave for Hawaii or any other place of > their choice? We all know how the Congress failed to form the > government in Goa because there was in-fighting as to the choice of > the chief minister. It was the all-important issue for every elected > Congress MLA. It has been said often enough if there are a dozen > elected Congress MLAs there will be a baker's dozen to claim the Chief > Minister's chair. And, this time it was the same old story. That is > the magic of the Congress Party. > > Meanwhile, the BJP's Dirty Tricks Department swooped down and claimed > the majority, formed the government, and also the chief minister's > chair. A lot of people in India were surprised at their disregard of > parliamentary procedure and democratic principles. Now, after what has > happened in Karnataka it is the BJP who is surprised. Again, the > people are surprised; but this time they are surprised because the BJP > is surprised! Are there going to be any more surprises as ethics and > moral principles are dead and buried, and almost anything is > acceptable in politics today? I hope not as my blood pressure can't > take any more of it. > > Anyway, to get back on track, will the oldies ride into the sunset > with an air of dignity? After all, they have been around for too long > in politics and it is time for a well-earned rest. Haven't they made > enough of a mess of Goa in the past? The BJP continues this tradition > by giving Goans what we do not want! If you ask for a 5-metre road you > will have great difficulty getting it. Try asking for a 20-metre road > and your answer and gift will arrive before the end of the year. That > is the way it is in Goa today. > > Government is Santa Claus, only better. Big roads, big bridges, big > buildings. For Goans? Wake up, please, and smell the caju fenny. Of > course it is for the moneybags from all over India and the world. > Everybody loves Goa, everybody wants to invest in Goa. What's wrong > with it? If Goa is too small a state, go vertical. Follow the leader > Singapore, Hong Hong or you own favorite V-city. Everything, dear > voter, has an angle to it no matter how innocent it may appear on the > surface; a beach, a hill or a plateau. Take a closer look and you will > be in for a surprise! > > Never mind sustainable development and, anyway, governments are in too > much of a hurry to notice environmental damage. That is a problem for > future generations, not government. The job of government is to > promote development and, anyway, we who are living today will all be > dead! So, why all the fuss and paranoia? > > New blood in old bodies will only pollute the new blood. The old > corrupt political bodies have promised Goans in the past the world, > jobs and whatnot. They have failed miserably to deliver the goods > again and again. Which is not to say they have not prospered and > become wealthy. No corruption in mining we are told! Really? Everyone > who was involved in mining for years knows there was a great amount of > corruption by both governments. Thousands of people know it first hand > and have benefitted from it. But here's the clincher: no proof means > there is no corruption and nobody goes to jail. > > Can Girish Chodankar bring in new blood with new bodies too? Not > without a little help from his friend Rahul Gandhi. And, let's not > forget, new minds with some creative thinking skills to bring the Goan > economy out of the morass it has sunk into and, sinking deeper.. >
