Anil Desai : I have every sympathy with residents of Carmona in particular and Goans in general but the Mantra is:
*Corruption is better than communalism.* Congressmen and women can recite this at every election and get Churchillbab and his brother and now even his daughter elected. We will wake up when every inch of Goa is 'developed' by this Congress government. Digu has already told Goans that he does not need their votes because he knows that Catholic vote bank and ghanti vote bank is securely in his pocket. He can laugh all the way to dear Soniaji. Response: Given the dilemma the goan voter faces- being driven between the devil and the deep sea, one must commend the goan voter for voting wisely under the given circumstances. The opposition BJP is as much too blame for the present mess. Have you seen or heard much opposition to the bad policies from the BJP? They are silently playing footsie with the ruling party and benefitting from the corruption. The role of opposition is being played by various individuals and NGO's. Look at Karnataka, once a placid, peaceful state, now riven by violence and religious discrimination. Here is one more trailer of how things can go awry when the reins of power are placed in the wrong hands: Drill Them All Into Line http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265435 Here is another example from Maharashtra, where the BMC is ruled by the BJP-Shiv Sena combine http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/BMCs-Hindutva-diktat-upsets-schools/articleshow/5955898.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Saffron-roots-for-Hindu-touch-in-missionary-schools/articleshow/5951252.cms When the choice before the voter is communalism + corruption vs corruption, the alert and wise voter is bound to choose the lesser evil. Of course, Floriano has offered another choice, his SuRaj Party. The time is now ripe for the voters to test this party and rally round it before it is too late. Regards, Marshall
