Reports reveal that a bunch of students of MES college defied the principal's instructions and held a demo to protest the government grants to English medium schools. It is well known that the students are none other than the domesticated youth of the divisive forces that are not using the name of the student's movement but popping up other names to conceal their identity.
I was amused to learn that some of the BJP-BBSM elements are now claiming that they are not opposed to grants for English medium primary schools. They point out that their opposition is only that the government has not observed the mandatory 6 months period before effecting such a change. There is no doubt that these divisive forces are pretending to have mellowed down but infact are just bidding for time in the hope that should they manage to elect a favourable government at the next assembly polls they will be able to stall the process. By now the BJP seems to have realised the impact of this colossal blunder wherein they have lost the support of many of their supporters due to this issue. BJP now seems to be operating through the court petition and pushing their youth groups in the fore front in order not to antagonise anyone further. They will show their true colours only after elections. Meanwhile the actual intent of the MoI controversy has been established when it gets stated in court that the move to give grants to English primary schools will benefit the diocesan schools. It must be noted that the counsel representing this group was the Advocate General during the BJP rule. And as the discrimination and perpetration of injustice gets continued by Goa's own divisive forces, the future of Goans is under threat. -Soter D.
