Comment: While it is laudable to see the singlemindedness with which Dr Anand and some others are rooting for MP and the BJP, I wish to place some posers before them:
1. what guarantees or assurances can you offer that the Hindutva agenda of the BJP will not be implemented in Goa? 2. What guarantees or assurances that persons like Pravin 'Trishul' Togadia, or L K ' Babri Masjid' Advani or Narendra 'Genocide' Modi and sundry others characters from the sangh parivar firmament will not descend upon Goa to forment trouble. 3. what guarantees or assurances can you offer that the judiciary will not be subverted a la Gujarat or Bhopal where criminal cases against sangh parivar activists have to be heard outside the state by the SC to ensure justice. 4. Can Dr Anand guarantee that MP will enjoy total autonomy without any interference or directions from the sangh parivar? 5. If MP is so competant why does he not leave the BJP and form a regional party which is inclusive of all sections of the population? 6.what guarantees or assurances can you offer that religious freedom of minorities will be safeguarded and we will not see encores of Gujarat, MP, Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh where acts have been passed in the name of freedom of religion but essentiallly to curb the freedom of christians and subject them to state control and interference. These are some very important questions that need to be answered before trying to sell MP and the BJP to the people of Goa. Regards, Marshall Mendonza
