The BJP which is known to speak out on anything, and everything has surprisingly maintained stoic silence on the controversy revolving around ‘Silly Souls Café and Bar’ allegedly being run by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani’s family in Assagao Village, Goa. This silence is deafening as the BJP owes it to […]
Month: July 2022
SOCIAL AWAKENING IS KEY FOR A BETTER WORLD
There is a perception that the government does not care and heed to the voice of the people. But this should not deter us from expressing our views and articulating our thoughts on issues concerning society. Despite the government being deaf and dumb, we cannot and should not remain mere spectators to the ills facing […]
THE FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE AND CORRUPTION CONTINUES
Over the last four decades I have taken up various causes, in an attempt to play my little part in raising a voice against injustice and illegalities. This long voyage of struggling against the powers to be, brings nostalgic memories of that 13 day 1979 student agitation that Goa witnessed for 50 % bus concession. […]
LET US HOPE THE NEW PRESIDENT WILL NOT BE ANOTHER RUBBER STAMP
In his farewell address to the nation, Ram Nath Kovind has stressed the need to protect our environment for future generations. The now former President needs to himself introspect what he has done in this direction during his tenure. He has been a very passive spectator to the various crises our nation has been facing. […]
TRUTH AND JUSTICE MUST ALWAYS PREVAIL
Many friends and well-wishers who care for my wellbeing are advising me to take all extra precautions on 29th July while going for the hearing before the Excise Commissioner in connection with the illegalities pertaining to Silly Souls Café and Bar at Assagao being run by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani’s family. And many feel that […]
MAY GOOD GOVERNANCE AT PANCHAYAT LEVEL THRIVE
The sordid imbroglio over the Panchayat elections that has been witnessed over the last few months has finally ended with the decks cleared for186 Goa Panchayats to go to the polls on August 10th. Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages since the beginning of time. This faceless and shameless government tried every […]
SATYAMEVA JAYATE
I have absolutely nothing personal against Smriti Irani. Infact during the 2007 Goa Assembly elections at the invitation of late Manohar Parrikar was very privileged to address various BJP public meetings along with Smriti. At those meetings she unfailingly showered praises on me, saying that ‘I was a hope for a better Goa’. Ironically may […]
LAWMAKERS SHOULD LEAD BY EXAMPLE
Goa Excise Commissioner has rightly issued a show cause notice to the up market Silly Souls Café and Bar allegedly run by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani’s family at Bhouta Vaddo in Assagao Village over the illegally obtained Liquor licences. There needs to be a thorough inquiry into this alleged fraud […]
NOW JUDICIARY IS OUR ONLY SALVATION
Knocking on the doors of the Temples of Justice should have been the last resort. But sadly in Goa it has become the first stop. With so many skewed government decisions and the State witnessing utter bad governance , the judiciary has to play a very crucial role in ensuring that the Rule of Law […]
PUBLIC ARE ENTITLED TO EFFICIENT SERVICES
Over the last few years, the head count of Goa’s bureaucracy has bloated way beyond the norm. With jobs sold and many appointed by political favoritism, it now reflects the poor level of service the public is getting on account of people without merit getting jobs. With staff merrily coming late to work and cheerfully […]