Arwin wrote:
But
however the main culprits here are not these Corrupt Ministers but those
in
the electorate, who sell their souls for these Goodies.
Comment:
The problem is that largely Goans do not treat their vote as sacred. Their
vote is another facility afforded by democracy to pamper their never ending
greed and false egos.
It is not only the poor but also educated and well off people who do not
mind to take goodies from politicians. That is why one will hear affluent
voters grumbling that the candidate has not visited them or send their
voting cards. Therefore splashing money around and being seen becomes the
criteria to get votes. The sincere and honest candidate gets shouted out.
It also shows that when people do not own their village or State, this is
how they behave. Like the present day migrants from other states that flock
to Goa, at some point in time people also settled in properties of various
landlords offering their much required skills. Many from neighbouring
states taking goan names. Today all sorts of stories of one race uprooting
the other and colonising areas is circulated.
The sign of a real inhabitant of a village can be judged by his/her
sentiments and concern for the welfare of the area. This is what ganvponn
was all about. The sign of a true freedom fighter is one who is concerned
over the social and political state of affairs in this State and not one
that rakes irrelevant issues like Portuguese street names or visitng ships
and so on. Sorry to say, that ownership of the village is diminishing with
every passing day.
-soter
