Friday, June 5, 2015

Special Cover on Dr. Jack De Sequeira, first opposition leader of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly – 30th May 2015.

        Joao Hugo Eduardo de Sequeira (b. 20 April 1915 – d. 17 October 1989), popularly known as Dr. Jack de Sequeira; also known as Jak Siker according to local naming conventions, was a prominent Goan politician and is popularly known in Goa as the Father of the Opinion Poll. Dr. Sequeira born in Burma – now Myanmar, was the founder president of the United Goans Party established after the Liberation of Goa from the Portuguese colonial regime. He played a pivotal role in both, the assembly of the then Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu as the leader of the opposition, and in convincing the government of India to hold an Opinion Poll for deciding the issue of the merger of Goa into the state of Maharashtra.

Chief Minister of Goa Laxmikant Parsekar and Postmaster General of Goa Region Shri Charles Lobo released a special cover on Dr. Jack De Sequeira, first opposition leader of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly on 30th May, 2015 at Seminar Hall, Goa Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim (Special Cover approval no. MH/21/2015). Release of the cover was timed with Goa Statehood Day, which falls on 30th May. Chief Secretary R K Shrivastava, Environment Minister Alina Saldanha, MLAs Michael Lobo and Vijai Sardesai, family members of Dr Jack de Sequeira and other diginitaries were present on the occasion.

The Cover depicts Dr. Jack De Sequeira's bust with a back ground of the map of Goa State and the old legislative assembly and secretariat of Goa, also known as the Adil Shah's Palace- which is located in Panaji along the banks of River Mandovi. This Palace housed the Legislature of Goa, Daman and Diu from January, 1964 till 1987. Even after Goa achieved Statehood in 1987, this Adil Shah's Palace housed the Goa State Legislative Assembly till the year 2000.

Special Cover on Dr. Jack De Sequeira, first opposition leader of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly

Special Cover on Dr. Jack De Sequeira, first opposition leader of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly
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