The Goa government over the years has bit by bit and purposely making the much needed authorities defunct. The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has now become totally non-functional with the term of the lone serving member AD Salkar now coming to an end. The GHRC has been headless since the Chairperson Justice PK Misra […]
Month: July 2019
THE NEEDS OF MANY MUST OUTWEIGH GREED OF A FEW
It is a disgrace that the Cumbarjua MLA Pandurang Madkaikar at the behest of the builder’s lobby has suddenly woken up from his slumber to oppose the now much needed garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim. This plant when commissioned will take care of the entire garbage of at least the five constituencies of Tiswadi Taluka. […]
DON’T BLAME NGOs
It is very inappropriate and high-handed on the part of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to be accusing NGO’s of obstructing government work. Infact in the current political scenario where the BJP overnight gobbled ten Congress MLAs including the Opposition leader, the role and vigilance by Civil society becomes all the more necessary and vital. Had […]
POLITICS SHOULD NEVER GET A CASTEIST COLOUR
Over the years we have been witnessing with deep anguish the sagging levels of Goa’s political class which is by the day only getting further corroded. The latest needless discourse over a particular caste being targeted is in utter bad taste. This current debate has been disturbing to hear after having grown up in Ribandar […]
THE RTI ACT CANNOT BE POLITICALLY FIDDLED WITH
As was expected the now Power intoxicated BJP is all out in its mission to weaken and dismantle the very democratic principles on which our great nation was founded. The Right to Information Amendment Bill, 2019 introduced in Parliament is a very retrograde move with the sole aim to subvert the autonomy of Information commissions […]
GOA CANNOT CONTINUE AS A GARBAGE RIDDEN STATE
Over the years successive governments have miserably abdicated in their bounden duty to address the issue of garbage disposal. Now people have been dumping their waste all over even throwing it brazenly in our rivers and lakes. The gravity of the situation has been highlighted by our High Court which has necessitated the creation of […]
KUDOS TO CHIEF MINISTER PRAMOD SAWANT FOR HAVING SHOWN ATMARAM NADKARNI HIS LONG OVER DUE DOOR
Every Goan and our fellow Goenkars across the world are now rightly rejoicing and very sincerely fully commend Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for having demonstrated that rare spine in sternly sacking the extremely dubious and awfully tricky now disgraced Atmaram Nadkarni from further appearing for the State of Goa before the Supreme Court, NGT and […]
DON’T SQUANDER PUBLIC FUNDS ON MEMORIALS AND STATUES
It is absolutely outrageous that a cash strapped and heavy debt-ridden Goa Government has had the audacity to make a budget provision of a whopping ten crores to build a Manohar Parrikar memorial on the Miramar beach. Miramar Beach is a public recreational beach for the public to enjoy freely and without hindrance and should […]
GOVERNMENT JOBS CANNOT BE DOLED OUT BY POLITICIANS
The statement in the Goa Legislative Assembly by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that he had once requested the then Environment Minister Alina Saldanha to see whether a boy from his constituency could be selected for a peon’s post that was advertised, only exposes how rotten and corrupt the selection process for government jobs has become. […]
ANOTHER BLATANT U-TURN BY CHIEF MINISTER PRAMOD SAWANT
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has decided to handsomely reward Panaji MLA and chronic defecting party hopper Babush Monseratte by re-appointing him as the Chairman of the very lucrative Greater Panjim Planning and Development Authority (GPPDA). All this when just two months ago the BJP and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had publicly stated that in view […]