Politicians should be ever so truthful in all that they speak and do. It is
obnoxious when people we have elected as our representatives lie so
blatantly and break promises at the drop of a hat. It shakes the people’s
confidence in those they trusted and entrusted them with Power and the
sacred duty to selflessly serve the common good with integrity and honesty.
Those elected must be accountable for their acts of omission and
commission. At no time should they circumvent the law. Lawmakers must never
be law breakers. We elect them to conscientiously serve the community and
not to swiftly rise from rags to riches. Politicians must not do what is
politically expedient but do what is right. Sadly, our politicians are
notorious for a litany of failed promises and U Turns knowing full well
that they had no intention of fulfilling.
The Rule of law has gone for a total toss with the selective targeting of
political foes so very blatant. Can the ED, IT and CBI not openly see and
investigate those within the BJP who have amassed abundant wealth by wrong
doings? In a small state like Goa itself we have one too many. Our Colvale
central jail would run out of space if the law were to catch up with them
all.
It is now a known fact that if one wants to be insulated from the rigors of
law, joining, or even aligning with the BJP is the only way to be in a safe
haven, temporarily shielded from the long arm of the law. Even a dip in the
Ganges may not cleanse you of those sins.
Emmanuel Macron, the French President wisely warned that ‘When politics is
no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving
than public servants’. Some of our politicians have gone further by turning
politics into a cash machine, a personal investment rather than a mission
or even a profession!
Given the calibre and performance of our politicians, everything is
changing. People are now taking their comedians seriously and the
politicians as a joke!
Adv. Aires Rodrigues
C/G-2, Shopping Complex
Ribandar Retreat
Ribandar – Goa – 403006
Mobile No: 9822684372
Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012
Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com
You can also reach me on
Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues
Twitter@rodrigues_aires
www.airesrodrigues.in
