The projection of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar as a Simple Simon is fallacious and far from reality. When he assumed power on March 9th 2012 he had vowed to move around like an Aam Aadmi and that he would never use police security. However he soon started using two police escort jeeps and his official and private residences now well guarded at the cost of the tax payer. Manohar Parrikar had promised good governance by way of total transparency but has done everything possible to scuttle the RTI Act and even appointed a Yes Man Lokayukta in a very dubious manner, who soon resigned.
In a cleverly orchestrated silent operation Manohar Parrikar has appointed his family and friends in all strategic positions. He should make public the assets acquired by him and his immediate family over the last 22 months while he has been the Chief Minister of Goa. He needs to explain as to why he has after coming to power fallen in love with the Casinos, mining and the builder lobby. The recent wedding of his younger son for which grand multiple receptions were held does not sound to be something of a simple man. That the official machinery was grossly misused for those occasions is another issue. The days of ancient Rajas have not yet died. Manohar Parrikar had promised Zero tolerance to Corruption. But in reality only the agents, brokers and beneficiaries of corruption have changed. Without money being pumped in he would not have been able to host the recent multi crore very extravagant ‘Vijay Sankalp” rally. On all the U turns made by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar less said the better. He cannot stand criticism and does not believe in democratic values. This and his puffed up arrogance leaves much to be desired. That is the reason he has gone all out to silence the very vocal and his very own BJP MLA Vishnu Wagh on whom that 19th December gruesome attack was masterminded by the Chief Minister himself. But the wounded tiger is well on the prowl. Manohar Parrikar make attempt to make people feel that he lives a simple life but that is very deceiving as we all know by now the real Manohar Parrikar. Pillion riding with Caitu on a two-wheeler and his other despicable stunts are for cheap publicity which the Chief Minister has now become obsessed with. His Ministers and MLAs privately disclose the autocratic and dictatorial functioning of the Chief Minister. Even the North Goa MP Sripad Naik must have himself seen how he has been humiliated and side-lined for being from the Bahujan Samaj. But he dare not speak, lest the blue-eyed boy of Narendra Modi may knock him off. After having miserably failed on all counts as Chief Minister of Goa one wonders how on earth the cronies and sycophants around Manohar Parrikar even have the audacity to think of his name as a suitable person to be the Prime Minister of India. And a Simple Simon does not pop out all the way to Pattaya in Bangkok for a Thai massage and that too accompanied by Goa’s legal eagle. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372