Corruption checks mandatory
Goans have been cheated and betrayed by our own politicians, bureaucrats and their cronies for the past 50 years, without their knowledge in various scams like the sea link project, mega housing projects in the villages, land scams and the JICA projects. Thanks to activism, some have been brought to book. It is very essential to punish the guilty as early as possible, as justice delayed is justice denied.
In order to realise the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation and the freedom fighters, we have to work hard to establish honesty, discipline and accountability in public life. Each and every Goan should check corruption at his or her level. Giving bribes is equally sinful as accepting bribes. Each instance of corruption should be exposed. No Goan should succumb to the pressure of corrupt officials at any level. Only then we may be in a position to root out dishonest officials and weed out corruption from public life.
Melson FM Louis, Margao
No to dhirios
The government should seriously reconsider the decision to work towards legalizing dhirios. It is absolute cruelty to innocent animals and a worthless old tradition, which is not even comparable to any type of sport in Goa. There is no need to try to generate revenue or allow people to bet. This will encourage winners to make money out of the bull’s pain and loss of blood, for our pleasure. Think what would be the case were they human beings. We need to put an end to this cruelty once and for all.
Luis Carlos Roncon, St Cruz
Price rise
It is understood that the price of the traditional ‘pao’ or bread which is presently sold at Rs 3 per loaf is likely to be increased to Rs 5 as bakers say that they are unable to cope with the increasing cost of production. This quantum rise in the price of the pao which forms part of the staple diet of Goans will affect many people in a big way. They will have to spend more to buy bread to feed their families. Traditional bakers have reportedly said that the government scheme launched by former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has become redundant. It is now for the present Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar to look into the demands of the bakers and take up the matter seriously so that the bakers are not forced to raise the price of bread which will hit the poor man as the price of other essential commodities has also seen a steady rise. Alternatively if the bakers really find it difficult to sustain the trade due to the mounting cost of production, the government could take over the production of bread in the state and provide employment to those labourers who were working in these bakeries. If the government can provide milk and other dairy products to the consumers through the animal husbandry department why can’t it start bakeries and provide citizens with bread every morning?
Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco
