During the 2016 elections to the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) Babush Monserrate floated the Panaji City Corporation Development Front panel and through a very glossy and fancy manifesto promised the moon to the residents of CCP which includes Ribandar. But the ground reality five years down the road is that the state of Goa’s capital city has only deteriorated further.
For the people of Ribandar, Babush Monserrate had made five solemn promises. Building of a new market place, Development of Garden and walkway parallel to the existing causeway, that the Football ground would be completed, building of the Hindu crematorium on a priority and restoration of old structures and monuments. The five year term of the current CCP is coming to an end and none of those five promises have been fulfilled. Leave aside the unfulfilled Ribandar promises, a perusal of that manifesto reveals that Babush Monserrate has also not delivered on a single promise made to the residents of Panaji. In that 2016 manifesto Babush Monserrate had assured that everyone would be engaged in a consultative process for the purpose of drawing up a comprehensive city development plan towards building up a ‘Cleaner, Greener, Efficient & Safe’ City of Panaji in the coming five years. Speedy delivery for development is our hallmark is what Babush Monserrate had assured. In his manifesto he had also said that Good Governance is the outcome of Self Sacrifice, Ethics and Discipline, Transparency and Accountability, Long Term Planning with Vision and Secular Principles. Does Babush Monserrate need to be told that all these lofty ideals could never have been achieved by anyone hopping and swinging from Party to Party for Power and Position. I know your problems, I have the solutions and I have the ability to deliver is what Babush Monserrate had also said. So when he now comes to our doorstep for votes again, we need to confront him with his that 2016 unfulfilled manifesto and by courteously saying enough is enough show him the door. Mr. Babush Monseratte, the people had reposed faith in you but you proved to have so very miserably failed, with all your promises being fake and false only to hoodwink the voters. Its time to handover the reigns of Panaji to bright, honest and intelligent persons who with a selfless commitment will lift our Panaji from its current dumps. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com