PANAJI: The battle of words between the Goa Forward and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party took a nasty turn with Goa Forward Supremo accusing the MGP of trying to trivialise an important event in the history of Goa.
“We look at MGP’s demands for statues with great amusement and utter disappointment. Amusement because it’s as if they discovered the word statue after our demand for Dr Sequeira’s, a disappointment because by making this flurry of statue demands, MGP is trying to trivialise and marginalise the most important event in Goan history, and its leaders,” Vijai said in a statement to the media on Tuesday.
“It appears that apart from using Goan soil to merely contest elections, the MGP is not only disinterested in Goa-centric issues but also out to actively scuttle any such move. It’s is amusing again that the very name of the party is so rooted in the archaic past, that it has no relevance to today’s Goa or Goemkar, and in stubbornly keeping their name Maharashtrawadi, it seems that they are dreaming and eternally hopeful for another opinion poll,” Sardesai said.
“The move is so out of context and Ill-timed. After the Opinion Poll, there’s only one wadi in Goa, and that’s Goemkarwadi. How can a party that cannot change its name expected to change the face of Goa? MGP’s attempt to dilute a solemn and respectable demand reflects their growing irrelevance, as GF has succeeded in a new Goan awakening where Goemkars now feel proud of their heritage and culture,” Sardesai added while reiterating his party’s commitment for the recognition for Dr Sequeira, and it will take more than such juvenile attempts to distract us from a popular demand.
