Dear Geraldo, Matanhy is free to join any party and the electorate are free to vote for whichever candidate they think will represent them best. However, it must be borne in mind that certain parties are driven by ideologies. One must check before supporting and voting for such parties whether their ideology suits oneself. For example, the BJP subscribes to the hindutva ideology which states and believes that the Muslims and Christians should be deprived of all rights of a citizen. They also believe that the hindu culture should be imposed on them. The BJP governments in states like MP, Gujarat, Karnataka, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand have been systematically imposing their hindutva programmes on the people. Laws have been enacted against minorities like anti-conversion act, ban on cow slaughter and even stringent punishments for eating meat. Text books have been changed to brain wash children with their ideology. In Goa they have been agitating against the grant of aid to English medium schools while extending it to Marathi , Kannada and other language schools. If this is what you wish for, so be it.
I am aware that the Congress has let people down with their corrupt practices and wrong policies. However, the solution is not to jump from the frying pan into the fire. I would suggest that you look at other alternatives. Choose any candidate even an independent who is clean, honest and with integrity and principles. If even 10 such good candidates are elected it will make a difference. Many drops make an ocean. If you are finally left with a choice of choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea, choose the lesser evil. With corruption you will survive at least. But with corruption and communalism, you are done for. Refer to the latest issue of Frontline which link I am giving below for a better understanding: http://www.frontlineonnet.com/ Regards, Marshall Geraldo Oliveira With little choice at the disposal of electorate at this crucial election, which is 'make or break', and based on the current scenario of candidates, one can easily conclude that a Parrikar government with Matanhy in its ranks will be far better than any Congress combination to govern Goa for the next 5 years. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
