It’s really disheartening to see that the sitting South Goa Zilla Panchayat chief Mrs Nelly Rodrigues too got infected by a virus called ‘U-Turn’ in her political life, which is a hallmark of BJP. Facing the camera on HCN Channel in ‘Hot Seat’ debate she was categorically firm that Zilla Panchayat elections should not be on party lines and was opposed to it, stating that she would not join any party, but what a U-Turn … within a fortnight she embraced Micky’s GVP, the back door and selfish motive supporter of BJP. The statement made by Nelly Rodrigues against the attacks on the Catholic churches and community in other parts of the country does not gel well. Whatever happens in other parts of the country for Christians has nothing to do here in Goa? Aren’t the Catholics persecuted elsewhere are our brethren and sisters? Is this what Jesus preached us? Does he exhort us to be supportive of those who harass and persecute the Catholic community or for that matter anybody? The high respect which I had for you during your past political career is shattered in a fraction of a second. Just for the sake of development one should not sell out his/her morals and principals.
Chrisvin, Divar
