The Editor Herald, Panaji Sir,
This in reference to recent anti-Parrikar letters to Editor in Herald. Well i have a different opinion about Parrikar this time. Not only he was addressed in the Assembly as honourable Leader of Opposition by his opponents, Congress and others, he is also a great home-worker. His questionings were of great significance and important to the people of Goa. It is to be believed, if you only have a strong Opposition Party you can expect a good working Government, though we all know that present Congress Government is a failed and most corrupt Government. Mr. Parrikar, however is doing fine justice to his position in the House by questioning the rulling Party on each and every failures, and we need such a person to open up every failures and excesses of the Government and its Ministers. If any one want to say Parrikar, when he was ruling as CM, was no less or worst than expected it was the duty of the then opposition Party (Congress) to open up Parrikar's abuses and failures. It is not Parrikar's fault if he had a weak opposition, who may have been there only to warm the chairs of the House and get their salaries and other remunarations instead of questioning him on his abuses and failures. Mr. Parrikar, as i have seen recently in the House with few of his fierce accusation against some of the Ministers is the only best among some of his Party members to take the Government to task. Opposition will do great injustice to the People of Goa if they seat in the Assembly and do nothing. We the people of Goa need such a type of person in the opposition if we will want a working type of Government to rule Goa well. I am not a pro-BJP but i liked his work well as an opposition Leader. Therefore i would proudly say, Parrikar did justice to his position. Thanks. Elvino Rodrigues, Navelim. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ISSUES BEING DEBATED: In East Africa, despite colonialism, the British afforded the Goan a sliver of a socio-political voice. Read *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho. Soon to be available in Toronto. Pp 290. Via mail-order from [email protected] http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
