Miguel wrote: Dear Vinay-bab,
Thank you for responding. I was wondering why you were being represented by an incompetent proxy ...who has his own axe to grind [not Parashuram's axe] ;-) My Response: Dear Miguel bab - Can you be more specific by your above statement and be audacious enough to name the person whom you are referring to as an incompetent or what-ever as my proxy and what axe he has to grind ? Otherwise please refrain from making such vague insinuations in any directions. I don't think I need a proxy to represent myself as long as I can take anybody head on. Miguel wrote: My points are interpersed below for convenience. Nothing personal about it.If it is not too much bother, I would prefer if you spelt my name MIGUEL. then I would know for sure that I am being addressed. My Response: You have already declared that my English is weak. So you have to accept whatever way I spell anybody's names. Miguel wrote: Our family has NEVER been Congress supporters, though I have voted for Babush when he contested on a Congress or Goa Congress ticket, too. Parties really do not matter in Goa. My response: Like you I am also not staunch supporter of any party. But my revulsion for this Corrupt party is much stronger than my support for BJP. I support BJP since it is the only Party in India and Goa as well, who can counter the malpractices of Congress. I agree that BJP is not cent percent sanctified but you have to choose the lesser devil out of two. You are absolutely right that Political parties really do not matte in Goa. Take example of the Ranes (father and son), Dayanand Narvekar, Pandurand Madkaikar plus number of candidates who are winning the elections repeatedly given any party ticket by offering economic enticement to individuals or some local religious bodies like church committees, Temple Saunsthas or sports or cultural clubs. It is not their development work for their constituency that resulting in their election victory but the corruption has crept into our life to such an extent that voters do not look beyond their private gain by voting these candidates in return for personal favour obtained from these politicians. Miguel wrote: Replacing one arrogance with another is not a solution ...as "India shining" proved beyond doubt. My Response: One of the reason for NDA's loss in 2004 election was mainly due to wrong timing of the election - While Atal Bihari Vajpayee was wanted NDA to complete its full term till October 2004, but the Islamabad Declaration of January 6,2004 with its fallout with serious discussions on Jammu and Kashmir which began in June and be carried forward in August appeared to have compelled him to agree to the party (L K Advani) line of having the election earlier. He probably thought that attaining peace with Pakistan would be a powerful election point in the NDA's favour. As a result, the NDA government lost the golden opportunity to present its regular 2004 budget, which, finance minister Jaswant Singh later said, was to usher in a second Green Revolution. That budget, with a strong bias towards agriculture -- largely neglected since 1999 -- would have been an excellent platform for the NDA to win over the farming community. In the event, bringing the 2004 election forward blanked out Jaswant Singh's proposals for agriculture, while the plank of peace with Pakistan didn't click with either the ordinary or the poor voter who worries about little else apart from thier own survival. Miguel wrote: I did not know you were a spokeman for the BJP. Mea culpa ;-) If the waterin the pool is upto one's nose, one can suvive. There after, every millimeter matters. So also in electoral arithematics. See what happened to GDA with 20 MLAs last July. What DEMOCRACY are you talking about in the BJP? Not that the Congress or NCP has any. Only the Shiv Sena is clear about what it is. ;-) My Response: It displayed the inefficiency of Congress party to keep its disgruntled partners together we have experienced it twice in seven months. However Congress managed to prevent the fall of its Government both times by undemocratic way first by disqualifying the rebel MGP MLAs using its biased Speaker and secondly by prorogating the house which was in session illegally by Speaker with connivance of its political agent Governor. This is what you are taking about Congress party's DEMOCRACY :-)) Miguel wrote: Do not lump the Bhandaris and Marathas with the Vaishyas, Daivaidnya Brahmans and Saraswats. Let us consider as Hindu those who can enter the "garbha griha" of ANY [or most] Hindu temples. I am talking of religion, not political umbrellas of convenience. Then let us reconcile the statistics of employment in the Goa Civil Service cadres. My response: I could not comprehend your statement can you be more explicit regarding what you mean by not lumping different castes together.... And what co-relation is entry of Hindus in "Garbha griha" of Temples with employment in the Goa Civil Service cadres has ?? Regards Vinay
