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Parrikar's nailing the opposition leaders comes out of a sense of convenience, rather than conviction. For instance, Monserrate is not targetted because he is needed for the support. But more than that, the extravagent spending of money and giving out contracts to his buddies without any proper procedures makes Parrikar hardly any different from previous corrupt CMs. The misplaced priorities that choose to ignore more important concerns such as employment for people further worsens the situation. I can sense that some people are getting carried away by the glitter of IFFI and the new road. But if you go a bit deeper, not get carried away by the stars, the starlets, and the glitter and ask the question: is this worth it, is this going to bring back returns, and more so how it is going to help the local people, you will not find right answers. Much more could have been done with Rs. 150 crores. Thousands could have been given employment thus improving the standard of life of an average Goan rather than that of only his buddies and those who own the 5 star hotels. The worsening position of the Goan economy is Parrikar's legacy that future govt.s will have to deal with. regards, Samir Kelekar >Some Goans seems to forget the recent past CM's works. Taking liberty to forward something I found that you be interest to you Minguel/Samir/FN. >A. Fernandes Goa Su-Raj, at one time has quoted Jack Kenedy in one of their write-ups, which is: "The need of the hour is not to fix the blame but to chart the course for the future". But one cannot forget and forgive what has been happening to Goa at the hands of our political fathers. Parrikar, if he is seriously working on the X-Files, is an excellent news for Goa and Goans. Someone had to do it. We thought that the whole dirty bag will be left for Goa Su-Raj to open and give it a thorough airing. We do hope that Parrikar will also spruce up the Aguada jail. We are sure a lot of VIPs will need the hospitality of this institution. Floriano Parrikar's secret agents gather data on ex-CMs R V PRABHUGAONKAR/TIMES NEWS NETWORK PANAJI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has got his hands on some `X Files' and is ready to dynamite three former CMs. Sources in the state administration say classified information on irregularities committed during the tenure of the last three chief ministers have been collected by the secretariat on instructions from the government. With this, Parrikar is trying to keep his promise to Goans to eliminate all `Narkasuras' (symbol of all evil) plaguing Goa politics, before Christmas. Former chief ministers Luizinho Faleiro and Francisco Sardinha of the Congress and Wilfred D'Souza of the Nationalist Congress Party are said to be in the list. Parrikar has gone on record to state that he has enough information and evidence against some elected representatives. It may be recalled that he had nailed three Congress stalwarts -- Dayanand Narvekar, Somnath Zuarkar and Mauvin Godinho -- reducing their political clout. While Sardinha and D'Souza had earlier shared power with Parrikar, Faleiro had governed the state as Congressman. Parrikar himself knows what secrets and skeletons have been shoved into the closet during the previous regimes. He had earlier filed an FIR against Rachelle Faleiro, wife of Luizinho Faleiro, in connection with a land deal at Kesarval. On the defensive, Ms Faleiro had challenged the BJP government to prove allegations levelled against her. His strategy: Expose the hypocrisy of heavyweights in the opposition, blow their political cover and weaken them, and indirectly, their party. Sources in the administration declined to elaborate on the X Files, and what they contain. However, the move has sent shock waves in Congress circles, but none in the party was ready to react. Though the BJP-led coalition has been doing well during the last year, Parrikar's gambit is seen as a survival tactic. He is trying to dislodge any threats -- internal or external -- to the government by identifying the forces working against it. The effort to collect information against three former chief ministers is also a step directed towards the security and stability of the government. At the BJP office in Panaji, sources exhibited ignorance about any such moves launched by either the party or the government. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_Id=1091416447 Minguel Braganza writes: > Frankly, I do not believe we had a Chief Minister > with a vision after Bhausaheb Bandodkar...till > Manohar Parrikar came along. He is a bit autocratic. > That is a part of the package for an achiever. > Who would rather have a Luizinho, Sardinha, Rane or > Jitendra except one of these worthies themselves? > Till someone better comes along, Parrikar is the > best. > That stands for the foreseeable future. ___________________________________________________________ Moving house? Beach bar in Thailand? New Wardrobe? Win �10k with Yahoo! Mail to make your dream a reality. Get Yahoo! Mail www.yahoo.co.uk/10k
