Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar must be repenting for starting the EDC debate. Over the years the Economic Development Corporation has been chewed to its bones by the various Chairmen and Directors. This continued after the BJP took over the reins. Chief Minister Parrikar will also stand exposed as to how he helped his close relatives and BJP friends and pushed the crumbling Corporation over the brink.
The EDC is not the only Corporation which has turned out to be a white elephant. Almost all Corporations have been used and abused by those in power. A judicial inquiry may reveal a lot that could be an eye-opener to other sinking Corporations. It is good that Mr Parrikar has ordered a judicial probe. It should investigate the misdeeds in the affairs of the EDC since its inception. It should not target any one person or one particular tenure but all those guilty should be brought to book. In fact the entire Board of Directors should share the blame for all wrong doings even if they now claim not to have enjoyed a share of the pie. The mismanagement of all these corporations, including the EDC is a collective responsibility and all have to pay the price, whether they played an active or passive role in the scams. Now that a judicial inquiry will get to the bottom of the rot, one wonders why the Chief Minister also wants a parallel inquiry by his Vigilance department and the Crime Branch. Both these departments are controlled and manipulated by the Chief Minister and will not be able to deliver an impartial inquiry. So in all fairness we should wait for the outcome of the judicial probe, which should begin as soon as possible so that all those guilty are brought to book. The Chief Minister has been very sly in distracting people's attention. He always has something or the other to mesmerise Goans. The year began with the Sky Bus hype and now it’s the International Film Festival. Goans have to smarten up and not be carried away by all the hollow schemes and promises the Chief Minister makes. Goans have to be able to read between the lines as to how systematically Mr. Parrikar has eroded the Secular fabric of our State and is moving closer by the day to his ultimate goal. Mr Parrikar has made no secret about his RSS ideology and he knows his destination. He is using everyone possible to cruise through all the bends and curves to get there. He has prioritised his action plan. Having successfully manipulated the education field, police and the press he now knows that his job is half done. Though he was without much academic qualification, Goa's first Chief Minister, the late Dayanand Bandodkar is remembered for the right reasons but the present Chief Minister though over highly qualified will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Being an IIT it would have been expected that Parrikar would have looked at things in a bigger and better perspective but unfortunately we have a Chief Minister who by now is known for his vindictive attitude. If it was possible may be he would have cut my power and water supply. Fortunately I live in a colony of 400 flats so that is not possible. Mr. Parrikar I will support any right thing you do but please respect people's right to expression. Our State is meant to be a democracy but unfortunately we are moving towards fascism under Manohar Parrikar. The act of omissions and commissions by the present government needs to also come under public scrutiny. On October 24th Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will complete three years in office. On this very inauspicious occasion, I will release a white paper detailing all the illegalities committed by the Chief Minister Parrikar and his high-handed actions that is eroding the otherwise secular fabric of this State. Mr. Parrikar will receive the first copy. Mr. Chief Minister you may be used to back-stabbing others. You have done it to Dr Wilfred De Sousa, Francisco Sardinha, etc. etc. but I assure you, Mr Parrikar that I will never stab you from the back. Why should I? I am much more comfortable taking someone head on. I like it that way. Sorry if that's not your liking, Mr Chief Minister. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
