Beware of JRS (Journalist RatingSystem)
This is afirst and political patrao advises journalists to take this new rating systemseriously. After all if journalists can call politicians third rate, then theycan be treated with the same medicine too. But wait, before we give thepolitician a clean chit and say “Carry on Sir, carry on calling journalistsnames”, a politician needs to earn that privilege. And how does he do that?Simple. Let him establish the basis of his rating journalists and prove his allegations. Isn’tthat what a politician expects when he is called names?
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Carlo’s fear is Daji’s hope
Last week’s political patrao rekindled some flickering hopesin Mormugao Vice Chairperson Daji Salkar. An anxious Salkar who missed theelection ticket against Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida was found enquiring about theprospects of Carlos and whether he would likely face the axe for plottingtoppling games against the Govt. A Vasco watcher told Political Patrao thatDaji’s hopes rose because Carlos had acquired notoriety for topplingChairpersons in previous Councils. History he felt would soon catch up withhim.
What anidea, Parrikarji
Sending Government Recruitmentadvertisements to Churches, Temples and Mosques may well be the last nail inCongress’ s coffin in the State. For a party that sat smug with Church supportand would talk of secularism seems to be stumped by the prospect of Governmentadverts staring in its face outside Churches and Temples. Hopefuls at theseplaces of worship feel that with employment adverts landing on their doorsteps,BJP seems to have made a bold masterstroke to seal its honeymoon with theChurch. What an idea Parrikarji!
Where youthere that night?- Babu asks The Goan reporter
Not that this was required, but Babu Kavlekar, withoutmeaning to, has established that the team from The Goan had met him on thatfateful night when he passed on the buck on GIDC’s misdeeds to his leader ofthe opposition Pratapsingh Rane.
At the secretariat on Thursday, Kavlekar casually asked thereporter in hindi, after re-establishing the reporters credentials “ us din aap hi mile the naan ?” (wasit you who met me that?). This repeaterindeed was a part of the team of two who met Kavekar and hasn’t met Babu sincethen.
Political Patrao smiles quietly.
