The current Goa Assembly elections which is already embroiled in enough controversies is now marred with yet another one generated by that mischievous statement by Goa BJP’s election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis that Senior Congress leader Pratapsingh Rane was consulted before selecting the BJP candidate for the Poriem constituency. Pratapsingh Rane now having vehemently denied any […]
Month: January 2022
ANOTHER POLITICAL GIMMICK BY AAP
In yet another cheap stunt the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has at a five star hotel announced that Amit Palekar would be its Chief Ministerial candidate for Goa. It is high time political parties take a cue from the Konkani saying ‘Xita fuddem mitt khai nakam’ A party goes into an election steered by its […]
GOA IS WITNESSING POLITICAL PROSTITUTION GALORE
One is distraught to see the manner in which persons have been merrily joining and swiftly leaving political parties, these days. Joining of a political party must be only after one understands and is in consonance with the ideology and the underlying principles, programmes and practices of that party. It has to be a well […]
THERE CAN NEVER BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASSROOM TEACHING
Just as the schools were recommencing after a very long break, now on account of the third wave of this long drawn pandemic, the hope of our students are again shattered. They are shunted back into distance learning by way of online classes. Nothing can replace classroom education and the role our teachers play in […]
IT’S FACTUALLY A CODE OF GROSS MISCONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct as mandated by the Election Commission is officially in force. In view of the raging Pandemic corner meetings and political gatherings are currently strictly prohibited. Even in door to door campaigning not more than five persons can move around. But that rule is being violated and merrily breached with the […]
MAY THIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN BE A WORTHY ONE
With Goa scheduled to elect its 40 new MLAs in less than a month from now, the election fever will heighten over the next few days. In the last couple of decades there have been many progressive changes at the manner in which polls are held, more particularly in the way the election campaign is […]
DO NOT SQUANDER YOUR VOTE
These assembly elections are very crucial for our State as it could well be the last where the Goan vote would be of any consequence. Taking into account the importance that the coming elections would have in defining Goa’s future, it is all the more important that we should not shirk our fundamental duty of […]
WITH IT’S NOW DOUBLE STANDARDS, BJP GROPING IN THE DARK
It is now very clear that the BJP which is out of control has miserably lost its way. Its weird diktat to Manohar Parrikar’s son that he should first work some years for the Party before seeking a nomination to contest the Assembly polls is clear double standards. If in 2019 late Francis D’Souza’s son […]
PANAJI MLA MUST BE A ROLE MODEL
As voters of Panaji Constituency we have to ensure that the next MLA we elect is free of criminal antecedents as contemplated by the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of India. An alleged rapist and someone who dared attack our Police Station cannot be our MLA. Our MLA has to be a person with […]
THE FORTHCOMING ASSEMBLY POLLS WARRANTS STRICT PUBLIC VIGIL
It is so refreshing to see that the roads and streets of Goa are now finally free from all those political hoardings, banners and posters. But the authorities have also to take punitive action against those responsible for all these defacements of public property which were going on so blatantly over the last many weeks. […]