Goans love development - what exactly is it I am not sure! Government knows Goans love development?
Sure, sure everybody knows and government knows too. But what is it? That is not clear but on one count development is good say all - you make money, I make money, everybody makes money! No negative side effects? No problem! End of discussion. Is BJP suicidal? Why I say this? A few days away from the elections MPT is made into MPA giving more powers to this corporation than the state government of Goa. MPA is also giving nightmares to lakhs of Goans living along the coast. The BJP has never appeared suicidal - strident yes, suicidal no! But to do something like this on the eve of the state elections? I cannot understand, cannot understand at all. Political pundits are discussing this topic threadbare after drinking large bottles of local caju in the tavernas until they fall asleep only to wake up and start arguing and arguing leading to no conclusion. The BJP knows they are going to lose, some say, although I am not at all convinced by this argument. MPT has been made into MPA a corporation and an Authority which has powers above the State government and superseding it. Is MPA Big Boss and Goa State a servant? The hotel industry, fishermen and shack owners and lakhs of Goans living along the coast are expected to come together to protest and get rid of this draconian bill. It is a politically seismic act - the biggest in decades! Is the BJP a stupid political party naive or whatever? Not in the least as people all over India and Goa know from the last few years of history. What is the rational explanation for this impossible-to-understand scenario? I give up! Yesterday, I was real depressed from trying to understand what is going on in Goa and finally made my way to a taverna where I had a few drinks with my Goan friend Abel who earns a living making caju fenny. He sparkled with intelligence and said to me: you are a fool. Oh? He went on and on! The sun may not rise tomorrow but the Goa Congress Party and most anti-BJP parties will come together to win the elections. After the election the Congress will emerge as the biggest single political party and the BJP will buy all of them. OMG I thought. For this reason the BJP has made MPT into MPA hours before the election. The sun may not shine tomorrow but the Congress Party MLAs are always for sale. This much we know! They will be bought by the dozen and everyone will be happy. The Congress Party MLAs will tell the voters - I crossed over to the BJP for your development as they did last time, and this time they will do the same. The voters will smile and thank the Congress Party MLAs who have done it for them. And a few will even shed tears. Everyone loves development - MLAs and you and me and everybody else as all will makes money! Coal and soul go to hell. Now, do you understand - Abel the caju fenny maker asked me? I nodded my head to mean yes. Good, have one on me he said.
