Over the last week several parts of Panaji have been submerged under knee deep water. But Sanjit Rodrigues the Commissioner of the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) who should have been piloting the relief and rescue work is nowhere to be seen. He is also the Managing Director of the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC).
Nobody at either the CCP or the GISDC know about the whereabouts of Sanjit Rodrigues. All that they know is that Sanjit Rodrigues has not reported to work for over a week. Neither do they know whether he is on leave, sick leave or on an official tour. Even the personnel department at the Secretariat which keeps a tab on the movement of all officers is clueless. So is the Director of Municipal Administration to whom all administrative heads of Municipal bodies report. At the CCP they say that Sanjit Rodrigues was hiding not to have to bear the brunt of the striking CCP workers who had been demanding his removal. But with that strike now withdrawn Sanjit Rodrigues should have resurfaced. Another theory doing the rounds is that Sanjit Rodrigues may have slipped off to Germany to prepare the ground work for Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni who left yesterday on a 10 day holiday. If Sanjit Rodrigues does not report for work this week, it would be clear that he has infact been guarding the Berlin wall! Ironically while all other officers are transferred every three years if not earlier, is it not surprising that Sanjit Rodrigues has managed to retain his prized and very rewarding posting as Managing Director of GSIDC for over five years? It has been Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s strict fiat to all government staff that they should keep a log even if they step out from office for a cup of tea. Here it is over a week and nobody knows where Sanjit Rodrigues is. Is there no accountability for someone just because he is perceived to be a blue eyed errand boy of the Chief Minister? For that matter Sanjit Rodrigues has mastered the recipe of dancing to the whimsical tunes of every Chief Minister. No mean task, is it? Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires