Politicians should be ever so truthful in all that they speak and do. It is obnoxious when people we have elected as our representatives lie so blatantly and break promises at the drop of a hat. It shakes the people’s confidence in those they trusted and entrusted them with Power and the sacred duty to selflessly serve the common good with integrity and honesty.
Those elected must be accountable for their acts of omission and commission. At no time should they circumvent the law. Lawmakers must never be law breakers. We elect them to conscientiously serve the community and not to swiftly rise from rags to riches. Politicians must not do what is politically expedient but do what is right. Sadly, our politicians are notorious for a litany of failed promises and U Turns knowing full well that they had no intention of fulfilling.
The Rule of law has gone for a total toss with the selective targeting of political foes so very blatant. Can the ED, IT and CBI not openly see and investigate those within the BJP who have amassed abundant wealth by wrong doings? In a small state like Goa itself we have one too many. Our Colvale central jail would run out of space if the law were to catch up with them all.
It is now a known fact that if one wants to be insulated from the rigors of law, joining, or even aligning with the BJP is the only way to be in a safe haven, temporarily shielded from the long arm of the law. Even a dip in the Ganges may not cleanse you of those sins.
Emmanuel Macron, the French President wisely warned that ‘When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants’. Some of our politicians have gone further by turning politics into a cash machine, a personal investment rather than a mission or even a profession!
Given the calibre and performance of our politicians, everything is changing. People are now taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke!
