After serving 32 years in the Aquem power department, it took a complaint against the clerk by the Goa Government Employment Association to the CM and Power Minister to get her finally transferred. No one is responsible or punished for favouritism. DIG Vimal Gupta was transferred out by Manohar Parrikar instead of prosecuting him for corruption because it is difficult to prove when both giver and taker benefit. There is no complaint made from either.
I fail to understand why a complaint is required to take meaningful action against a law enforcer for "not so good activities", when strong action is taken on someone for merely posting a comment on Facebook. The politicians and government officials make and implement the rules. There must be a complaint, then permission maybe be sought, RTI rules diluted/ followed tardily and so on. The government works in compartments and there are so many hurdles that it will be difficult to pin point the culprit.
Where is the promised transparency and accountability? We regularly witness when a politician/someone leads a mob to break the law or perpetrate violence, we clearly see it on live television, but police register complaint against unknown persons. There is no protection for whistle blowers, and witnesses are silenced or dare not come forward. Government statistics will naturally prove zero corruption. Victims must unjustly suffer.
The day administrative and police reforms as suggested by the Supreme Court and after public discussion are accordingly legislated, will be the day justice has a better chance and we can breathe a sigh of relief.
John Eric Gomes, Porvorim
I fail to understand why a complaint is required to take meaningful action against a law enforcer for "not so good activities", when strong action is taken on someone for merely posting a comment on Facebook. The politicians and government officials make and implement the rules. There must be a complaint, then permission maybe be sought, RTI rules diluted/ followed tardily and so on. The government works in compartments and there are so many hurdles that it will be difficult to pin point the culprit.
Where is the promised transparency and accountability? We regularly witness when a politician/someone leads a mob to break the law or perpetrate violence, we clearly see it on live television, but police register complaint against unknown persons. There is no protection for whistle blowers, and witnesses are silenced or dare not come forward. Government statistics will naturally prove zero corruption. Victims must unjustly suffer.
The day administrative and police reforms as suggested by the Supreme Court and after public discussion are accordingly legislated, will be the day justice has a better chance and we can breathe a sigh of relief.
John Eric Gomes, Porvorim
