The continuing so pathetic and very appalling working conditions of the police constabulary in particular is an issue that needs to be dealt with as a top priority by Goa’s proactive Director General of Police Pranab Nanda. In rank violation of law, our police in Goa are made to work very long hours which needless […]
Month: October 2019
RTI ACT: A VERY POTENT WEAPON TO FIGHT CORRUPTION AND NEPOTISM
After decades of hectic lobbying, the efforts of civil society for getting the Right to Information law in place bore fruit on 15 June 2005 when the President of India gave assent to the Right to Information Act 2005. Over the years however the greater challenge has been the actual implementation of the Act. It […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF GOA DEVIDAS PANGAM
My Dear Devidas, The day you were appointed as the Advocate General of Goa, we all rejoiced as we felt that a very honest, upright and ever so humble person was appointed to that coveted post. But our hopes are now being shattered as you alike your predecessors continue to be a pawn in the […]
GOA GOVERNMENT IS A BUNDLE OF FAILED PROMISES
It is outrageous that our extremely insensitive and incompetent government wants us to face the brunt of our current despicable accident prone roads for another two long months. We are now at the mercy of potholed roads across the State, garbage strewn all over with sewage polluting the streets, fields and rivers, while the stray […]
GOA CM PRAMOD alias PROPERTY SAWANT IS NAVIGATING GOA DOWN THE TUBE
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has been carrying on the legacy of his predecessor Manohar Parrikar by governing our cash strapped State very autocratically, with no transparency and accountability whatsoever. The now launched ‘Vibrant Goa Foundation’ is the latest of this government’s many scams and a sheer act of utter bad governance. In the name of […]
GOA MUST GET FREED FROM IFFI (INTERNATIONAL FRAUD FESTIVAL OF INDIA
Next month Goa will witness yet another edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). In 2004 the then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar did the people of Goa and Panaji in particular the biggest disservice by consenting to host IFFI in the State. Over the years it has been over a week long annual […]
BIRTHDAYS OF MINISTERS AND MLAs ARE A SPONSORED TAMASHA
Viewing the birthday advertisements in the newspapers for MLAs and Ministers is an awful eyesore. They are also sponsored by builders, contractors in exchange for illegal favours done. There should be a probe on the source of money for these advertisements. These advertisements far from being sincere felicitations to wish the person the very best […]
MANOHAR PARRIKAR’S AND NOW PRAMOD SAWANT’S WITCH HUNT AGAINST ME WILL BE IN VAIN
Have just been informed by a journalist friend that he has been secretly told by the Crime Branch today that a charge sheet has been filed against me in that false, mischievous and fabricated complaint that was propelled against me in 2016 at the instance of then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. It is very clear […]
VIJAI HIMSELF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS CURRENT FATE
Now cast into the political wilderness, it is amusing that former Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai is belatedly seeking answers whether he had committed a mistake by supporting the BJP. I had warned him in that open letter which I had addressed to him on 13th March 2017 after the trio led by him along […]
JUDGES WINING AND DINING WITH ADVOCATES IS UNDESIRABLE & IMPERMISSIBLE
It immensely pains me that as an Advocate and Officer of the Court, I have to pen these few lines. But all along, I have never ever fretted or dithered from candidly expressing my thoughts and will continue to do so till my very last breath. The Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Pradeep […]