Goa Forward opened its office in the capital city with a ‘bang’. The torch bearer of Goemkarponn, Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai has threatened to weaponise the youth of the State in a bid to pressurise the BJP-led government into rethinking the domicile clause for non-administrative government jobs. For a split second, one gets a funny feeling that the Goa Forward is sitting in the Opposition. But strange are the ways politicos write their script.
Now that Vijai is talking of extreme steps like weaponising the youth, are we to believe that despite being seated as the deputy chief minister of the State, he failed to do justice to Goans and the much-talked about Goemkarponn? Or is this to cleanse himself of the saffron smear after the honeymoon period ended, knowing well that the BJP may do a ‘Sudin’ on him too?
Stirring up emotions in such brutish ways is blasphemous and smacks of hooliganism to say the least. Goans need not go to such extremes of having blood on their hands with anti-social behavior. Goa Forward should hang its head in shame if aggression is its roadmap to Goemkarponn.
The tone and tenor of this missive only suggests that the deputy chief minister has very little say in government’s decision making. Lest we forget, while accepting the new leadership post-Parrikar, Vijai spoke countless times on common minimum programme, coalition dharma and not to forget Goemkarponn, and even on how he would walk out of the government if the CMP was violated. We understand the undercurrents ever since Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that the BJP mission should be to have its own government without any dependence on allies.
If Goemkarponn has to be taken forward, aggression cannot be the way. Agreed that our legislators can’t be English gentlemen all the time, but its scandalous to toe the aggression and arrogance that has been lately on display in politicians. Goan youth, on the contrary, need to armed with jobs. What has the Goa Forward done on the job front? The youth have been struggling for the past five years to get jobs, migration is happening at a rapid pace threatening to change our demography. Even during the little over one-year of Manohar Parrikar’s ailment when the administration was trying to find its feet, there was no urgency from those shouting Goemkarponn to push for jobs that were frozen. There were video-conferencing sessions and empty assurances. And then there were serpentine queues of aspirants. There were over 2500 candidates lined up for 64 temporary jobs in early 2018. This sums up the job crisis that Goa is facing. Where was the aggression of Goa Forward then?
It’s high time that politicos stop this outward show on Goemkarponn. You don’t have to make mighty announcements to that effect. Actions should speak for themselves. And Goans are wise enough to distinguish between theatrics, empty sloganeering and the true-blue moves on Goemkarponn.
