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 Dan l-artiklu deher fil-ħarġa tal-Mument tal-Ħadd 9 ta' Mejju 2021





M’hemmx għalfejn nistennew titħabbar l-elezzjoni biex insiru nafu liema triq ta’ ġid ser jaqbad Gvern Nazzjonalista. Mill-bidu tal-ħidma tiegħu ftit xhur ilu l-Kap il-ġdid tal-PN Bernard Grech insista li l-partit għandu juri lill-poplu proposti konkreti fl-oqsma kollha tal-ħajja hekk kif dawn ikunu finalizzati. Din il-ġimgħa tnieda proġett li minnu kien inkarigat Claudio Grech, biex jixpruna l-ħidma li hemm bżonn u permezz ta’ timijiet differenti – 14-il Cluster – janalizzaw l-oqsma differenti u jfasslu proposti konkreti li fuqhom ser ikun ibbażat il-programm elettorali li jmiss.

Diġa’ bdejna naraw riżultati. Taħt it-tmexxija ta’ Ryan Callus ġew formulati u pubblikati proposti dwar il-qasam tal-enerġija. Taħt dik ta’ Robert Arrigo rajna pjan effettiv għat-turiżmu. Din il-ġimgħa il-Kap Bernard Grech u Claudio Grech urewna l-istampa wiesa’ tal-viżjoni u l-programm li qed jinbena bid-dokument “ Gvern Alternattiv b’Viżjoni – BIL-ĠID KOMUNI FIĊ-ĊENTRU.” U fil-ġimgħat li ġejjin ser inkomplu insiru nafu proposti fl-oqsma l-oħra tal-iżvilupp ekonomiku, soċjali, politiku u kulturali.

Prosit Bernard. Prosit Claudio. Prosit kulmin hu involut. Jien ukoll inħares ‘il quddiem biex fit-team li qed imexxi Claudio Grech naħdum fuq il-Viżjoni Soċjo-Ekonomika 2030, kif irridu naraw lil pajjiżna daqs għaxar snin oħra.


PROGRAMM TASSEW INTERESSANTI

Id-dokument juri bidla qawwija u interessanti ta’ kif Gvern Nazzjonalista immexxi minn Bernard Grech ser ifassal u jwettaq it-tmexxija tal-pajjiż.

Mhux aktar “soċjetà” u “ekonomija” f’tug-of-war ma’ xulxin. Minflok ilkoll flimkien naħdmu biex “ikollna ekonomija li taħdem għan-nies, fl-interess tan-nies u li ssawwar soċjetà li jimpurtaha.” 

Mhux aktar soċjetà fejn xejn mhu xejn, u kollox jgħaddi. Minflok ser naħdmu flimkien biex ikollna soċjetà “fejn veament nerġgħu nibdew insejħu lil xulxin aħwa Maltin. Ser nibnu fuq il-valuri tal-ġustizzja soċjali, solidarjetà, l-ekwità, id-diversità u l-valur imprezzabbli tal-ħajja.” Fi kliem ieħor, Valuri umani f’soċjetà moderna.

Mhux aktar gvern moħħu biss fil-poter tiegħu nniffsu, romblu minn fuq kulħadd, bi ksur sfaċċat ta’ liġijiet u regoli u b’impunità għal min jagħmel il-ħażin. Minflok ser insewwu l-ħsara enormi li saret lir-reputazzjoni ta’ pajjiżna permezz ta’ tmexxija nadifa u serja, niġġieldu u nkunu viġilanti kontra l-abbużi u l-korruzzjoni. Irridu li l-gvern ikun tan-nies u għan-nies, u mhux bil-maqlub nies qiegħdin hemm biex iservu n-nies fil-poter.

Idħlu u aqraw id-dokument f’din il-ħolqa: https://bit.ly/GvernAlternattiv


IL-ĠURNALIŻMU ĦIELES HUWA L-OSSIĠNU TAD-DEMOKRAZIJA

L-aħbarijiet dwar dak li qed jiġri bil-COVID fl-Indja kienu mimlijin bi stejjer ta’ nies imutu għax ma sabux ossiġnu.

Hekk jiġrilha d-demokrazija mingħajr l-ossiġnu ta’ ġurnaliżmu ħieles, indipendenti u investigattiv. Mijiet ta’ ġurnalisti mietu fil-qadi ta’ dmirijiethom jew soffrew il-martirju għall-impenn u l-kuraġġ li ma jittradixxux il-valur tas-sewwa u l-verità. 

F’pajjiżna il-ġurnalisti veri sikwit huma attakkati, imfixkla, soġġetti għal kampanji ta’ mibgħeda u stmerrija, imfixxkla fil-ħidma tagħhom, f’riskju anke għal ħajjithom. F’din l-atmosfera taħt il-Gvern Laburista Daphne Caruana Galizia ġiet assassinata bl-aktar mod makabru u selvaġġ.

Il-Ħadd li għadda fakkarna il-Jum Dinji tal-Ġurnalisti. Ejja nqumu mir-raqda. Ejja  nifhmu li anke fid-dinja demokratika hemm forzi tad-dlam li qed il-ħin kollu jnaqqru mid-drittijiet fondamentali tal-libertà tal-espressjoni, id-dritt li l-poplu jkun jaf il-verità, id-dritt tal-poplu li jara li l-Gvern jagħti rendikont ta’ kull ħaġa li jagħmel u jonfoq u theddid ieħor bħal dan. 

Mhux paroli. Imma viġilanza kontinwa u kuraġġ u sagrifiċċji biex nirreżistu lil min irid joħdilna l-milja tad-drittijiet tagħna ta’ poplu liberu, ħieles u demokratiku.


NERSQU LEJN IN-NORMALITÀ

Jidher li bil-mod il-mod qed negħlbu l-eqqel tal-pandemija COVID. Kemm hi ħaġa sabiħa li nersqu lejn in-normalità – tfal, studenti u għalliema fil-klassi; anqas pressjoni fuq l-isptarijiet u l-professjonijiet mediċi u nurses; ħwienet u ristoranti miftuħa; knejjes miftuħin; aktar ħruġ u aktar kuntatt soċjali.

Importanti nifhmu li saħħitna u saħħet il-familji tagħna hi f’idejna. Ma jfissirx li għaliex ir-restrizzjonijiet qed jiġu rilassati allura kulħadd jintelaq u nwarrbu l-prekawzjonijiet meħtieġa. Niftakru li l-virus qed ifaqqas varjanti differenti. Niftakru li l-vaċċin ser jgħin imma mhux il-miraklu kontra kollox. Għadna il-bogħod milli ngħidu li rbaħnilu lil COVID.

Ingawdu l-ħajja b’responsabbilità u noqgħodu attenti.


VIVA L-OMMIJIET. GRAZZI MA.

Illum Jum l-Omm. Ma tistax issir bniedem mingħajr omm. Iva bis-sehem tal-missier. Imma r-rabta mal-omm hi l-ewwel rabta tal-bniedem ma’ bniedem ieħor. 

X’ħasra li hawn tant ulied li ma japprezzawx l-għożża u l-istima li jistħoqqilha l-omm. X’ħasra li ħafna ommijiet isibu ruhom fl-isfortuna jew fl-iżvantaġġ soċjali u ekonomiku li ma jirrealizzawx is-sbuħija u s-sodisfazzjon li persuna tkun omm.

Il-ġurnata tal-lum m’għandhiex tkun speċjali. Għandha biss tkun tifkira qawwija biex kull ġurnata nagħmluha speċjali għal kull omm. Nieħu din l-okkażjoni biex nawgura u nirrangrazzja b’mod partikolari lil aktar żewġ ommijiet importanti f’ħajti: ‘l ommi u ‘l-mara tiegħi.


GRAZZI JOE DIMECH

Għal Għawdex il-Perit Joe Dimech kien ikona għal kulħadd, speċjalment għan-Nazzjonalisti. Huwa magħruf bħala bniedem onest, integru, prudenti, tal-familja, nisrani, b’kuxjenza ċivili attiva. Għal snin twal kien spalla mill-aqwa tal-PN, President tal-Kumitat Distrettwali, Sindku tar-Rabat, Perit mill-aktar imfittex.

L-eżempji tal-ħajja ta’ Joe Dimech huma tagħlimiet importanti għal kull min jidħol fil-politika. Grazzi Perit.

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