The 40 newly elected MLAs having taken Oath of allegiance to the Constitutional framework, it is imperative that they strictly function within the parameters of law. In all their acts and deeds they are expected to discharge their responsibilities without fear or favour whatsoever. This is what should happen. It remains to be seen whether […]
Month: March 2022
GROSS ABUSE OF POWER
Lifetime Cabinet status to former Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane was all hurriedly approved and notified within a mere 24 hours. The Pramod Sawant led Cabinet on the afternoon of 6th January this year decided to grant lifetime cabinet status to Pratapsingh Rane. The proposal was swiftly processed by various officials and notification to that effect […]
SANCTITY OF JUDICIARY BREACHED?
To ensure highest standards of judicial independence at all times and to ward off even the faintest trace of governmental influence on the judiciary, there needs to be at least a two year “cooling off period” for retiring judges before they accept any post retirement position. This would help maintain public confidence in the impartiality […]
RULING PARTY MLAs SHOULD SELECT & ELECT THEIR CM
In keeping with the democratic principles the Chief Minister should be chosen by the elected MLAs of that party and not foisted upon by the High Command of that party. If need be the election of the Chief Minister should be done by secret ballot. This would ensure that the Chief Minister will be the […]
GOA DESERVES CLEAN MINISTERS
The new Goa Legislative Assembly has been constituted but the delayed government is yet to arrive. The new Chief Minister could start on a right and high note by not inducting as Ministers those MLAs having criminal cases pending against them. In a landmark Judgment the Supreme Court in 2014 had advised not to induct […]
AT PANAJI IN THE EYES OF GOD UTPAL TRULY WON
Despite having desperately poured those crores during the high voltage election campaign, Babush Monserrate was able to win the Panaji seat by just a mere 716 votes. While Monserrate got 6787, Utpal Parrikar polled a whopping 6071 in his maiden election. Even in the Ribandar segment out of the 3077 votes, Monserrate could only get 1426 despite his lavish […]
DID GOVERNOR PILLAI CROSS THE LINE?
The reported news that Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai on March 10th after the Goa Assembly election results had telephonically called a ruling BJP candidate to congratulate him on his victory is a matter of concern. If true, it was a very unacceptable and improper act by Governor Pillai. Something unheard of. It would have been a […]
REGINALDO LOURENCO CRIES WOLF AGAIN
While it is commendable that Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas and Velim’s Cruz Silva have not fallen prey to crumbs of Power, it comes as no surprise that Curtorim’s Reginaldo Lourenco under the garb of development of his constituency is desperately trying to grab a cabinet berth in the BJP government. That an MLA needs to […]
BUREAUCRACY MUST NEVER BE MANIPULATED OR BULLIED
The bureaucracy must be allowed to function independent of the political establishment. Only an independent bureaucracy can render the rule of law. The performance, character and role of the bureaucracy depends on the social and political scenario around it. Officers remain as honest, upright and efficient, as the society around them or as their political […]
MANY WERE CALLED BUT ONLY FORTY WERE CHOSEN
It might not have been a very clear mandate but the BJP with borrowed clutches has managed to retain Power while Pramod Sawant himself struggled to make it to the finishing line. The TMC and AAP were fairly successful in their mission of splitting votes to the benefit of the BJP. Those twelve who in […]