The corrupt and criminal minded need to be uprooted from the political spectrum for there to be a ray of hope for India’s polity. The Supreme Court has rightly observed that in the interest of the nation the criminal cases involving politicians must be speedily disposed. Expressing the need for decriminalization of politics, the Court has exhorted the necessity to create Special fast track Courts to deal with cases against politicians.
While the Supreme Court wants that the trial of such cases should complete within a year, in Goa we have at least two very serious criminal cases against politicians which have been lingering for years with even the trial not having commenced.
The 1998 infamous multi crore Power scam against then Power Minister Mauvin Godinho is pending before the Supreme Court since 2007. Incidentally that case against Mauvin Godinho was filed by the then Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar. Ironically for obvious political convenience Mauvin Godinho after having embraced the BJP is now a Minister in Manohar Parrikar’s cabinet.
The 2007 criminal case against former Education Minister Babush Monseratte for having attacked the Panaji Police Station is also lingering in the High Court for the last many years. In return for the political kindness shown Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is now all set to reward Babush Monseratte with Chairmanship of a plumb Planning and Development Authority.
So now will these two cases move in line with the Supreme Court mandate or will they continue to be manipulatively geared by the Government with motives of political expediency. And less said the better on how in October 2014 Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had very high-handedly managed to shut down theGoa CBI Court which was specially constituted to expedite Corruption cases. It was only ushering in Acche din for the corrupt.
