Most politicians on this planet tell us that they seek power by hook , crook or , even buying votes with gifts like our goan politicians..................... because without power ( in the democratic process ) nothing can be achieved. One wonders if this power is sought to improve the conditions of the poor in their constituencies or to be in a position to award their rich industrial friends favours beyond the law ( even if it means bending the rules or changinging the law........for a hidden price ?? ) so as to enhance their financial position. Starting at the state level one sees the dispossesion of tribal lands to enable industrial corporations to operate profitably ( the politicos will claim it helps the economic situation in their state............ the compensatory land given to the peasants being a paltry amount in some barren place to fend for themselves.......... the UPA government at the Centre thinks this is the equitable way to deal with humble folk with no political clout !) Is our own CM in Goa any different in turning a blind eye to illegal mining that his own Ministers are involved in.??....................... after all he takes his orders from Madame Sonia and the " High Command " in New Delhi who cater first to the industialists .
