www.goanspirit.com April 26 online edition Rollback Sawant
Remember letting shops open for a limited time soon after India went into lockdown and how the reasons for it backfired because of the crowding? During the corona virus crisis alone, Sawant issued a direction a day virtually and then modified it multiple times. He was willing to risk the life of Goans by being adamant on holding Zilla Parishad polls till the lockdown by Modi forced him to retreat. He has now been criticised for being too hasty to declare Goa as being Covid-19 free.... read more Pension Pandemic Lion Roars What this means is your ‘Honourable’ MLA is entitled to a minimum pension of Rs 50,000 after just one term, while you work your butt off for a minimum of 8 hours per day. Just before Parrikar died, he agreed to increase MLAs salaries and so Rs 13.5 cr of your tax bucks was spent (some would say wasted) on salaries and pensions. Then there are the add-ons and junkets, My question is, do our MLAs past and present deserve their big pay days considering how rich they are?.... read more -- *When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.* * - Dalai Lama * Lionel Messias Editor, *Goanspirit, Goa's Spirited Online Fortnightly Magazine.* Website:www.goanspirit.com Worked for the best: Goa Today, Gomantak Times, Herald, Mid-Day, The Pioneer, Indian Express (Bangalore), Economic Times (Chennai, Hyderabad), Newstime (Hyderabad), Gulf News (Hyderabad) 125-E, Bellem, Velsao, P.O. Cansaulim, Goa 403712 Mob:9822152164