As was expected the new Chief Minister of Goa is also from the RSS. It is no surprise that the BJP has humiliated Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza which should act as an eye opener to the other altar boys. Francis D’Souza has however taken this in the right stride because politics today has unfortunately been reduced to a shabby game of compromises. The right decision however was to lay aside Rajendra Arlekar in view of the corruption charges pending against him in the disproportionate assets case. The BJP could have also seized the opportunity to axe the known corrupt Ministers in the cabinet who were however sadly sworn in again proving that the real mantra is infact Zero action against Corruption.
Running the State is the prerogative of the Chief Minister and the cabinet. Manohar Parrikar should now not even attempt to be interfering in the functioning of the Goa Government. His statement that he would be visiting Goa twice a week is ridiculous. Goa has suffered enough under his two and a half year utter misrule and he should not further burden the exchequer by being a frequent flyer and attempt to high-handedly impose his writ on Goa. Instead of trying to further ruin Goa by remote control, Manohar Parrikar should be doing justice to his new assignment as Defence Minister of India in keeping a watchful eye on the Pakistan and China borders. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had promised Goans that he would remove those Casinos from the River Mandovi before he demits office in 2017. Now that Parrikar has swiftly fled are Goans stuck with that eyesore polluting our river? By all his U turns Manohar Parrikar as Chief Minister over the last two and a half years has transformed Goa into a gambling, prostitution and narcotics hub. His expertise in corruption would be his vital asset in the ensuing high stake Defence deals in store. In his new avatar what role he carves out for his inseparable comrade- in- arms the flamboyant Atmaram Nadkarni we shall soon know. Atmaram Nadkarni is already in Delhi to attend Manohar Parrikar’s swearing in ceremony. The sycophants around Manohar Parrikar should realize that Politics and Good governance is not about individuals but of having the right functional systems in place. With Manohar Parrikar having vanquished from Goa it could only be Achhe Din for this State which has suffered immensely under an eccentric and erratic Chief Minister with egos ever so puffed. Nelson Mandela had said “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination”. Manohar Parrikar clearly lacked them both. Goa was taken for a jolly good ride by this dictatorial, autocratic and ruthless double faced so called IITian. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
