The “International Community” — We, The World of the Wise — has made a joke of itself yet once again. After pandering to a whole bunch of despots currently around, one of them has come out openly with his evil designs. Will the Powerful ones overcome their impotence at least now and be more discerning […]
Month: February 2022
POLITICAL TALE OF THE TWO GRANDFATHERS
When the new Goa Legislative Assembly is constituted next month, two very senior legislators will be missing. Both these Grandfathers have faded away as legislators without grace and of their own making. Luizinho Faleiro chose to secure a new dawn for him by grabbing a berth in the Rajya Sabha as a comfy retirement nest […]
POLITICIANS SHOULD NOT DARE OVERPOWER THE JUDICIARY
There should be Zero tolerance to even the faintest governmental interference in the functioning of our judiciary. Our Constitution of India is very clear on the distinct roles of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. It envisages a free, fair and independent Judiciary. The highest standards of judicial independence must always be ensured. With the sanctity […]
THE POLITICAL TURF NEEDS TO TRANSFORM
Once the votes are counted all politricks and politicking of that election must end. The candidate elected must be representative of all the constituents. There should never be any sort of revenge, retribution or highhandedness against those who worked against the winning candidate. Everything that happened during that election campaign must be buried deep under […]
SANCTITY OF ELECTIONS MUST NEVER BE COMPROMISED
That warning now by Goa’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Kunal of action against those influencing postal ballots has come too little too late. A cosmetic eyewash that will fool none. We have seen that the recently conducted elections were far from free and fair. During the election campaign the BJP was selectively allowed to breach […]
NOTHING CAN EVER REPLACE CLASSROOM TEACHING
Children must be thrilled that their schools have finally recommenced after this long drawn pandemic on account of which they were stuck with distance learning by way of online classes. Nothing can ever replace classroom education and the role teachers play in personally moulding our future in the Temples of Education. For this we always […]
FRANCISCO SARDINHA OWES A PUBLIC APOLOGY
The recent demeaning outburst by South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha against former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar was awful and in bad taste. It was very improper for a parliamentarian to have said such unpleasant remarks against a person who is no more and cannot defend himself. It is basic and common courtesy to wish […]
IT’S GOING TO BE A COMBO OF JOYS AND TEARS ON 10th MARCH
Whilst many surprises are expected when the votes are counted on March 10th, it is amusing to witness the desperate jostling and lobbying tactics that have already started for the Chief Minister’s Chair. In what was another mockery, Pramod Sawant was distributing cabinet berths during the election campaign itself. All this only demonstrates how anxious […]
IDENTITY THEFT IS A SERIOUS CRIME
It is very annoying that over the last many years various fraudulent and fictitious complaints in my name are being filed before various authorities across Goa. Equally concerning is the fact that various RTI applications continue to be deceptively filed in my name. Some years ago, I had gone through great pains to write to […]
BSNL SERVICES IN DOLDRUMS
It is inexcusable that the BSNL services across Goa are in a state of flux. A lot of phones have been dead for the last few years. Even the telephones at most government offices including the Secretariat are not functioning. In times when communication technology has been advancing everywhere, the BSNL telephone services in Goa […]