As usual, the opposition BJP was giving the Government a hard time during the discussions in the Assembly for appropriations for the Police Department. It was during the voting phase when Parrikar pulled out the rabbit from his hat.
He did the unpredictable by offering to withdraw the cut motion on the appropriations in return for a CBI probe in the Drugs-Police-Politician nexus. Predictably, the Government rejected the offer and the opposition walked out. Such an offer has never ever been made in the history of the Goa Legislative Assembly. IMHO, this was a coup for Manohar Parrikar and the BJP. Since the proceedings are being televised, this was widely viewed. What a beating for the ruling party in the eyes of the viewers. -- Tony de Sa. tonydesa at gmail dot com M : +91 9975 162 897 Ph. : +91 832 2470 148 ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v * * * Encounter hints (and more) of the Goan life in Zanzibar, Poona, Mombasa, Basra, Dubai, and even Nuvem and Colva, Sanvordem and colonial Goa. Learn of experiences that shaped Goans worldwide. Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* now available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Ask a friend to buy it, before it gets sold out. Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
