August 5-11, 2013 Team GS
Prabhudesai appointment raises a hornet’s nest At so many levels, his appointment has raised many eyebrows. First, that he will be Goa’s first second SIC. Although other states have more than one, Goa is too small a state to warrant two and that too considering there seemed to be no urgency in appointing someone although there was a vacancy for many months. Second, that Prabhudesai did not apply but instead he was recommended by activist-doctor Oscar Rebello. Apart from that, Oscar Rebello has left the educational qualifications column in the application blank. So questions are swirling about whether Goa’s second SIC is deficient education-wise. And more to the point, why is the next information commissioner so frugal about information? And Prabhudesai,who has refused to say anything (in fact, he told Goanspirit – “Don’t even say that I said ‘no comment’"), had lobbied hard for the post... Read full story: http://www.goanspirit.com/index.php/news-summary/343-prabhudesai-appointment-raises-a-hornet-s-nest
