Very interesting, thanks for sharing. The press is muzzled. Where are the Woodwards and Bernsteins of Goa?
On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 7:06 AM Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote: > PARRIKAR, THE WORST > MLA OF PANAJI CITY > > Stephen Dias, Dona Paula > > > Manohar Parrikar has been the MLA of Panaji for over twenty years and has > been elected by the voters of Panaji constituency for an uninterrupted term > till today. However, it is a tragedy of sorts, that the Bombay Indian > Institute of Technology Metallurgist has not been able to make Panaji, the > state capital of Goa into a crucible of purified shinning example of a > constituency which he has been elected and has been revered as Bhai, for > which now he has nothing to show. If anyone remembers the state of the St. > Inez creek before Parrikar took over as the MLA of Panaji, and the decaying > state in which it is in now, one will certainly endorse that this metaphor > is not an overstatement but the stark reality. A look at the state of the > roads in Panaji, if one is a pedestrian, will determine the difference > between the state the roads and the footpaths before his becoming the MLA > of Panaji were in and the state it is now in. The drainage system in the > capital city is another example of the abject neglect of the city and > during the rainy season, the flooding of the roads is a testimony that > Parrikar has had nothing in his heart of hearts to seek for the state in > which Panaji is in after twenty long years. A garbage treatment plant has > been built in Saligao, but Panaji does not have a garbage treatment plant > so far to treat the garbage generated in the city. Is this what was > expected of such a well qualified man on whom Panjimites put their trust on > to make Panaji an example of a city, that too being the capital of Goa? > Parking woes and the traffic snarls are other issues that he has not > bothered to solve for the city residents. We believe that every one has his > own karma and it is rather shocking that Parrikar is now paying for having > neglected Panaji for so long. Not only Panaji, but the rest of Goa also is > going down because of his reluctance to resign gracefully even when he has > been on what may be termed as life support. The people of Panaji are fed up > with his intransigence and we only hope that the coming elections will see > a brand new MLA for Panajji who will resurrect Panaji, which has seen such > abject neglect. If the BJP has Parrkar as its symbol, then the BJP is going > to be reduced to smithereens in the next Assembly elections. Good riddance > for bad rubbish. END > > > NOTE: It is pity that majority of local papers failed to publish this > letter except one but incomplete; sorry to say which could be the reasons > for lack of space. > I still have hopes that others may carry it in full as these are facts > being written by me as Panjimite. We need a change of CM and also the > governance to alleviate our city performance and for long sufferings. > My next letter coming up soon in response to a one writer in GT. > The title will be : > CONTRARY TO OPINION PARRIKAR SHOULD RESIGN IMMEDIATELY > > > > > >