Mea Culpa. Surely if the subject is inadverdently missed/not put, it was there in the text headline ? I do not understand! Is there some technical reason?Am re-sending bounced submission........JEG --- On Fri, 19/12/08, John Gomes <[email protected]> wrote:
From: John Gomes <[email protected]> Subject: To: "Lists Goanet" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Friday, 19 December, 2008, 7:59 PM POWER WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY Why do the people have to come out on the streets, or the Courts direct the authorities to implement the law/do their job? Ratan Tata and the Industrialists have no faith in the government to protect them and are reportedly organising their own intelligence gathering and security. Why is there so much politician bashing in the media from the citizens? Because the politicians and the bureaucrats have forgotten that they are elected/paid to protect and look after the citizen! If they cannot deliver, or want citizens not to criticize without providing solutions, then they should retire/step down and give their salaries and perks to the citizens who will do what is their job. Why are laws not implemented and applied selectively? Why is a complaint required to implement the law? Why has corruption been institutionalized and not rooted out? Because the government so far has been able to get away with anything. The answers are unambiguously clear! Around 8 years have passed, so much money wasted whilst the River Princess is hazardously firmly embedded and an environmental hazard. Nothing is moving to finally remove it; nobody has been punished or indicted for such inefficiency and irresponsibility. The Kiosks at Mira Mar have been permitted to illegally exist and get embedded, and the court is shamelessly blamed for the sudden demolition. No authority is punished or even chastised or loses anything whilst the aam admi bears the brunt, but the authorities can carry on “business as usual” with impunity! I have seen the plight if the citizens at the North Goa Government Offices. People are made to run from pillar to post, have to xerox forms not available, no updated citizens charter available or followed. The office of the Civil Register is on the third floor of an incomplete building. The small corridor is jam packed at all hours and senior citizens have to climb up and down. There are no toilet facilities and in the summer people have to sweat it out. The extremely busy Registrar is doing his best under the circumstances, but why do such conditions exist? This is an important office specially these days, to check land deeds and certify important documents and it is pathetic to let this state of affairs to continue. There are many ills. It requires bold lawyers to take on their obsequious brethren. The case of excessive remuneration of the Advocate general and appointment of Consumer Court Judge not in conformity of the CPA 1986 are glaring examples. The Judge in question promptly resigned with the Division Bench of the High Court observing that this redresses the grievance of the petitioner. This would have ended the matter, if the petitioner lawyer had not appeared in person to insist that the Rs50, 000/- paid as honorarium for five months for no official work be refunded! Communalism and terrorism cannot be separated. Safronisation of the police force and army personnel will implode in our secular society and cause havoc if not dealt with a firm hand by the government in power. Where are the government’s priorities? The basic water and electric supply and garbage control leaves much to be desired. The roads are getting pot holed and more dangerous day by day and we find no substantial improvement in infrastructure which matters to the citizen! In fact mega projects are sanctioned with no consideration for the people whom it will drastically effect .Laws and rules are made to give Justice for all, not to be bent and not applied to a certain class of people. The Mumbai terrorist attack has got some positive actions long overdue into the pipeline. The government has the power and responsibility to primarily ensure the safety security and well being of the people before themselves. It appears that the people will have to get much more proactive and keep on the pressure to ensure this . We have just celebrated Liberation Day. What with mega projects, off shore RIVER Casinos etc it appears they want to liberate nature and Goa from goans! Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
