We need to Change our Political System
Six times Chief Minister of Goa and the present Speaker of the Goa Assembly, Mr. Pratapsing Rane, after over thirty years in Goan politics said that he wants to hang up his boots ! At last what a relief for Goa ! Though, I still cannot believe he has said it, if he'll do it or not, is altogether another big question. Leaches do not fall of a body, unless there is no more blood to suck, or they are forcibly detached, this generous gesture could also be a result of severe indigestion caused by "uncontrolled intake" for more than thirty years. Anyway I would say good riddance to the super agent, of the corroding innards of Goan politics. In most of the professions, other than business and politics, we do have a retirement age, it does not matter whether one has saved enough for the retirement phase or not, once the set age is crossed, one has to retire, for a businessman, it's different, transition of power will not take place, until and unless a suitable person is found to carry on the legacy, that person could mostly be from the family or even an outsider. Politics o,n the other hand is an entirely different ball game, a person will not leave politics until and unless one is forcibly taken out or put behind bars. It's also ironical that for most professions and businesses, education is a major criteria, but in politics, even an "anguta chaap" can assert and dictate which accentuates the quality our pathetic politicians, not that all the educated ones are any better. It reminds me of a saying "politics is the last resource for scoundrels" and the more years they are into it, the worse they become and that's a fact that we are very much a witness to. I just cannot figure out why do we have the same people active in politics for decades together ? Do we not have qualified and honest, suitable young candidates to run Goa ? Or is it the birth right of the crooks and tugs only ? Just today there was news in the media that Mrs. Sonia Gandhi called for a consensus on barring candidates with criminal backgrounds, if the congress was really interested in doing just that, our parliament and our Vidhan Sabhas would not have been congested with criminals. We do need to change our political system with no more than two or maximum three terms per person, so that, governance does not stagnate, and at the same time, give others a chance to prove their worth, which will only encourage people to participate in the system rather then complain. Infusion of new blood and new ideas will flourish and above all the election commission must seriously investigate the criminal background and the credibility of the declared finances and assets of the candidates, which are obvious to the common man but surprisingly not to the election commission at present. How naïve can some people be ? Let us take a pledge on our 60th Republic Day to free our political system of corruption and criminals and restore the dignity of our Parliament, our Vidhan Sabhas and our other political institutions. Jai Hind ! Goa Jai Ho ! Wish one and all a very happy Republic Day Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
