Comments in response to Soter's below post :
We live in a democracy where the majority opinion should be accepted. However
as in the case of MOI protests the BSSM and its leaders numbering thousands
want to impose their views on the majority as in a dictatorship. They claim to
be patriots and lovers of Goa but in reality are hypocrites. They have one
set of rules for themselves while another set for others. The leaders of BSSM
dont want Govt. grants to be given for English at the primary level but will
be the first to seek admissions in English schools for their family
members/friends and demand admission by force using violence. They would
preach against Catholic missionaries yet would clamour and seek by force to get
admissions in Catholic English missionary schools. The recent agitation in
Belgaum seeking admission in Catholic schools by force is an example while in
Mumbai violence to seek admissions in Catholic schools is common. If they love
Marathi so much why dont they seek admissions in Marathi schools and prove
their love for it. They will never practice what they preach but want to
impose their views on the vast majority nearly 90% of whom have opted for
English as the medium of primary eduation.
Camilo Fernandes
Message: 7
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:45:44 +0530
From: "SOTER" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Bekhar ani Broxtt Soitanacho Manch (BBSM)?
With 90% of the parents having given their preference for English as the medium
of primary education, the BBSM should have gracefully accepted the verdict. The
Government has adopted the most democratic and just approach on the MoI issue,
that of taking the opinion of the parents. If anyone is aggrieved by the
decision of the government, the democratic approach would be to approach the
courts which some have done. Now it is for the court to decide if there is any
legal standing for such objections. The cranky mergerists need to learn to
accept the verdict of the people and stop throwing tantrums to acheive their
obsolete and unjust demands. The problem is that the leaders themselves have
not practiced what they preach to others. In doing so, they have lost their
moral ground to speak about preserving culture and identity. By beating their
empty drums, are they not sounding more like the Bekhar andi Broxtt Soitanacho
Manch?
-Soter D.
