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| Fr. Victor Ferrao |
Congress mukt Bharat remains merely a
propaganda of the BJP. If Congress mukt Bharat, becomes a reality, it will be
an disadvantage for the BJP because it will lack the favourite punching bag and
will not have opportunities to prey on its defects. In the light of recent result of Assam,
Kerala, West Bengal etc. it time that Congress in Goa understands that when it
stubbornly promotes Grandpa’s as
leaders, it is giving ammunition to BJP in Goa
to attack its interest . Hence, reformation of the Congress is the need
of the hour. Younger leadership might counter the trust deficient that Congress
suffers in Goa. Otherwise Congress may end up becoming inadvertently or
willingly the B-Team of BJP in Goa.
We cannot rule out the nexus of Congress and
BJP because at least both of them have
stuck together to allow them to receive donations from foreign corporations. This silent stitching of law with retroactive
effect to legalize their illegal acts of receiving of funds from foreign
corporations has already strengthen the chains of neo-colonization which begun
in the 1990s with the opening of the free market economy. It is frightening to
think what would be our plight if our Government are controlled by foreign
corporations that would like to prey on our national resources and our massive
market. This and other reasons may
provide credibility to the public allegations of Dr. Oscar Rebello and
independent MLA Vijai Sardessai that
local Congress leaders have their strong links with ruling BJP.
The need of a surgery jibe of senior Congress
leader Digvijay Singh after the mega defeats in Kerala and Assam may appear to
be the correct reading of the writing on the wall. But what will it cut open to
treat the Congress Party that is in the ICU will decide if at all Congress will
revive in the near future. In Goa, it appears to be a sinking ship since the
old heavy weights in the Party are unwilling to make way for the next
generation. Though, there are promises
made by the top leadership, no young leaders could be spotted in the frontline
of the touch march of the Congress just days ago. Certainly the old leaders
have their role and place in the party. But several of them who carry
corruption tags can only taint the Congress Party and damage its electoral prospects.
The injection of young blood will bring new
energy and the Congress may look pure without the individual stains of its old
leaders. This does not mean that the entry of youngsters will become a dip into
the Ganges. Congress will still have the stains of its collective past. Hence,
it is no easy task to get the ailing party win the people’s trust. May be even if its leadership does the
Parrikar act of seeking pardon from the electorate for its past sins, it may
fail to convince the people. Besides, the threat of parachuting of the same old
faces as candidates has reached the nauseating levels among the local people in
Goa. Hence, there is no easy road of recovery for the Congress in Goa.
Just like the game of cricket, we cannot
write the obituary of any political player, much less of the Congress Party
till the last ball is bowled. What we have
only considered with some critical attention is how Congress looks when viewed
within. Things are more complex, when we view Congress vis-à-vis other
political players like that of the entry of AAP and the other regional outfits,
it does appear that the road ahead would be a bed of roses. Add to that the six
ex-chief ministers, and other tall old leaders with ambitions transcending the
Party and what you have is game of snake and ladder played behind the back
during the crucial electoral process. This is why the road to recovery for the
grand old party is difficult though not impossible.
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| Sonia Gandhi - President of Congress party |
Nationally to a large extent it has already
lost its vote share to the regional satraps and the low tide is not showing any
sign of going away. In Goa too, it had lost last time to the independents, and
new young catholic leaders fielded by the BJP. While the BJP has failed to
deliver its promises and is guilty of several U-Turns and anti-people policies,
Congress on its own fails to inspire the confidence of Goans. They do not
appear to be inclined to inject new blood or join hands with the local parties which
allows an opportunity for BJP to win by default. Goans wish to have a reformed
Congress. Otherwise there is a danger of debunking the Grandpa’s raj like the
family raj during the last elections.
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