The politically manipulated delimitation of the Corporation of the City of
Panaji wards is an absolute fraud on the democratic process and the rule of
law.
In constituting the limits of any ward there has to be always a continuity.
But what has been done in this deceitful delimitation is that houses from
different areas have been conveniently clubbed together as one ward.
This is totally unacceptable and must be strongly condemned. This
fraudulent delimitation has obviously not been done by the Director of
Municipal Administration who must have just signed at the dotted line after
the wards were mischievously carved out by a politician burning the
midnight oil. So is the case with reservation of wards which has also been
done very haphazardly at the instance and pleasure of the politician.
What has happened at the CCP must have also been politically replicated at
the other Municipal Councils which too are scheduled to go to the polls.
All these blatant illegalities is a fit case for the High Court to step in
and crack the whip while ruthlessly punishing those involved in this
planned assault on a democratic process that ought to have been done
transparently and strictly in accordance with law.
The delimitation and reservation will have to be properly done all over
again by firmly following the law and with no political intervention
whatsoever.
Aires Rodrigues
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