Congress should display its performance sheet instead of a charge-sheet against BJP -- By Nisser Dias

Nisser Dias

“Having learnt from out past mistakes, the entire Congress is now galvanised right from the booth level to meet the expectations of the people so as to regain their faith”.

“In your hands is Failure report of the BJP led State Government containing a list of U-turns, broken promises, brazen scams and saga of bad governance”.

The above lines are authored and signed by the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Luizinho Faleiro in their so called ‘charge-sheet’ against the BJP government in Goa.

Without a shadow of doubt, we have fallen from the frying pan into the fire when Goa rejected the Congress and gave an opportunity to the BJP to make right the wrongs of the Congress. Nevertheless we were pushed to the precarious situation by the Congress itself.

If we had to give a mandate to Congress in 2012, it would mean we accepted their rule with high corruption levels, nepotism, family raj, sky rocketing prices and list goes on. So BJP was the natural option in 2012 with no other regional political force. And they also duped us just like the Congress. So Faleiro should stop lecturing us on bad governance of the BJP as Congress has achieved ‘Doctorates’ in corruption at all levels.

One can safely say that Congress has created opportunities for corruption and BJP has encashed them. For example setting up of an airport at Mopa is Congress’ doing, SEZ is Congress’ baby, casinos were invited by the Congress. The road to Goa’s destruction was laid out by the Congress and the BJP paved it. Congress and BJP are two sides of the same coin. Parrikar and Luizinho are both humble out of power and both are arrogant when they attain power, there is no difference between them.

Hence both Congress and BJP, just like Parrikar and Luizinho are equally to be blamed for the destruction of Goa and also the situation we Goans are in as of today. This is the ground reality.

That aside, the Congress has released its so called charge-sheet to highlight 25 failures of the BJP led government. This is also typical or rather synonymous with Luizinho Faleiro. ‘Black paper, White paper and now charge-sheet are common terms of his parlance.

But he should understand that the masses are aware of the U-turns and betrayal of the BJP government. What we need to see the ‘white paper’, ‘black paper’, ‘charge-sheet’, ‘report card’ or ‘performance sheet’ of the 9 Congress fellows in the assembly from 2012.

The Congress should come out with a charge-sheet on them. Opposition Leader in the Assembly – the fossilized Pratapsing Rane was mum in the Assembly throughout the term. The only party colleague who stood the test of time of the BJP government is Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco and presently he stands sidelined in the Congress.

Coming to last para of the introductory message of the GPCC president in the chargesheet he has released on the BJP government, “I stand before you with a promise of rejuvenated Congress which will strive to provide people centric governance in which we shall endeavour to give flight to the aspiration of every fellow Goemnkar while committing to preserve the ethos and spirit of ‘Goem’ and ‘Goemkarponn’ at all cost”.

The congress has betrayed, back stabbed Goans and raped and gang-raped Goa for all the years it was in power. And now the Congress is again begging to trust them. We have seen and experienced the arrogance that engulfs the Congress’ fossilized leaders once they come to power. GPCC president Luizinho Faleiro is simply not nick-named ‘Salazar’

GPCC President Luizinho Faleiro

by the Goans and if press-persons are asked they will recite volumes of his arrogance when in power.

Special mention has to be made to the word ‘rejuvenated’ we fail to understand what Faleiro is talking about. Most of the party functions one can see the same old faces most of whom have been rejected by the people. We need to see fresh faces of dynamic young men and women who have a different perception for Goa. Young Goans who want to see a developed Goa, Goa where youth are not forced to leave their mother land to seek employment overseas, Goa where our culture and traditions are revived, where government policies are designed to suit the needs of Goans but sadly Congress does not promote such individuals. They want same old individuals who have graduated to fill their personal accounts the moment power is handed over to them.

The people would have reposed faith in the party only if ex-GPCC president John Fernandes was backed by the Congress high command to clean up the party of turn-coats and traitors.

John Fernandes

He did begin the clean-up of the party but the aged foogies ganged-up against him and was replaced. The current situation is Joaquim Alemao who all the while proclaimed himself as ‘loyal soldier’ has threatened to contest on ‘people’s ticket’ if not allotted Congress candidature. Can we forget Francisco Sardinha was denied ticket to contest South Goa Parliamentary seat even though he was an MP, the repercussion were his son contested to split the Congress votes. That Congress candidate Reginald Lourenco would not win the seat is a different issue but the revenge or vindictive element was present. But at the same time Francisco would not also win the seat.

People had appreciated John Fernandes’ efforts to kick-out turn-coats and traitors out of the party but the Congress big-wigs worshiped these corrupt leaders and still continue to do so.

Just like the voters had got fed-up with the Congress and reduced them to a single digit in the 2012 election, BJP too will meet the same fate but that does not mean the people will vote for the Congress. Today there are options before the voters and voters will exercise their franchise responsibly and with fore-sight.