The Tsunami wave unleashed by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has as stated by this writer created a Tsunami wave of another kind for the Parrikar's BJP led Government (June 2002 ) this morning as events began pouring in from the Capital deserted otherwise being a non working day Saturday.
While the damocles sword hung precariously on the disqualification petition in the High Court which could unseat two BJP MLAs Mr Rajendra Arlekar and Mr Dayanand Mandrekar and see the election of Jose Philip De Souza and Chandrakant Chodankar, its hearing has been postponed to 3rd February as the amendment to the original petition seeking disqualification was being contested by the Counsel for the respondents ( BJP MLAs) However as things stand at 1730 hrs IST on the desk of Governor Mr S C Jamirs ( who is now in deep consultation with Chief Secretary D S Negi IAS ) the implications over potential Constitutional crisis or legalities is being examined before giving sanction to yet another first of its kind post anti defection law to "game plan of the incoming Government " if allowed to take over the reigns of power. The plan that is likely to unfurl is to swear Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane Chief Minister Mr Philip Neri Rodrigues Dy Chief Minister and other as Ministers Mr Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate Mr Francisco (Mickey ) Pacheco Mr Isidore Fernandes (now all these above 3 BJP MLAs who have resigned will have to seek re-elections as the amended Anti Defection law of Dec 2003 necessitates this conditions. Therefore to ensure continuity of the Government and avert a Presidential rule or holding the House in suspended animation until such time a stable Government can be put in place the idea contemplated is to swear the resigned MLAs as Ministers to ensure that they can continue in office until they seek re-election within six months this is a tall order ) But the idea is that come what may the Parrikar Government should go and with a INC alienated Governor and United Progressive Alliance of the Indian National Congress and its over 20 allied this seems to be the time opportune for the INC in Goa who have not tasted power since 24 October 2000 and the future seems uncertain for them until May 2007 as Parrikar went on consolidating his reign-- It seems to be a case of NOW or NEVER for the INC, in Goa Mr Ramkrishna Dhavalikar does not have this problem being the lone MGP MLA and if his defection is confirmed he too will be a Minister. But as of now there is certainity of atleast two of the three resignations viz; Mr Atanasio Babush Monserrate Mr Isidore Fernandes and Mr Francisco (Micky ) Pacheco who just merged his lone member UGDP secular party with the BJP less than 24 hours ago and now has decided to support the Indian National Congress, as the Speakers office has yet to confirm the same (today being a non working day Saturday) In June 2002 the elected representative were as under RULING PARTY Bharatiya Janata Party 01) Rajendra Arlekar 02) Dayanand Mandrekar 03) Manohar Parrikar 04) Digamber Kamat 05) Sadanand Shet 06) Manohar Ajgaonkar 07) Suresh Amonkar 08) Francisco De Souza 09) Ramrao G Desai 10) Vinay Tendulkar 11) Vishwas Satarkar 12) Narhari Haldankar 13) Damu G Naik 14) Vasudev M Gaonkar 15) V Pai Khot 16) R T Patnekar 17) L T Parsekar Independent 01) Filipe Neri Rodrigues allies of ruling party post election Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 1) Mr Ramakrishna Dhavalikar 2) Mr Pandurang Madkaikar (defected to BJP) United Goans Democratic Party 1) Mathany Saldanha 2) Atnasio Babush Monserate (defected to BJP) 3) Francisco (Micky) Pacheco (defected to BJP then formed UGDP (S) then back to BJP ) OPPOSITION PARTY 1) Pratapsing Raoji Rane 2) Luisinho Faleiro 3) Joaquim Braz Alemao 4) Jeetenda Deshprabhu 5) Agnelo Fernandes 6) Giovanni Karl Vaz\ 7) Dayanand Narvekar 8) Francisco Sardinha 9) Francisco Silveira 10 Chandrakant Kavlekar 11)Harish P Zantye 12)Subhash Shirodkar 13)Victoria Fernandes 14)Aleixo Sequeira 15)Ravi Sitaram Naik 16)Isidore Fernandes But from June 2002 till date they moved as under 1) Atnasio Babush Monserate (UGDP defected to BJP) 2) Francisco (Micky) Pacheco (UGDP defected to BJP then formed UGDP (S) then merged into BJP ) 3) Isidore Fernandes resigned from INC got re-elected on BJP 4) Mr Pandurang Madkaikar (MGP defected to BJP) However Mr Manohar Parrikar has been claiming that despite the resignations of the three BJP MLA's he says that the allies are still with him. While Mr Pandurang Madkaikar Minister for Transport (BJP) is in Mumbai his Minsister for Tourism Mr Mathany Saldhana UGDP is in Spain and until their resignations are confirmed the rumours could not be given cognizance too. Yet the same time he insists that the strenght of the ruling side be proved on the floor of the Assembly. Alternatively President's rule and fresh elections seems to be the answer is the common refrain of many as in any case seeing the re-elections of three and more MLAs will only help the clobbered majority to ursurp power sans the mandate. On the Indian National Congress Party side it is argued that the communal wedge that Mr Parrikar has been trying to create neutralises all the development activity that he claims to do and this too a great extent is the fear of Goans in general who have thus far maintained the highest level of religious tolerance with all the communities. 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