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Witnessing new art of governance

All parties taking a cue from the ruling party are using the internet, social media and every means of propaganda to divert people’s attention from real issues and take maximum advantage of their short memories! Blatant lies even on the floor of the house and in courts, where government is the biggest litigant against its citizens, are done with impunity! The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is becoming a joke, devastating floods are getting worse! Trees are sought to be redefined by law, so they have to now be doubly bigger to qualify as trees. Recall how coconut trees were sought to be defined as grass? Goa has long back been declared ODF free and the Bhumiputra Bill was passed despite strong opposition! A few months before election there is a rush to fill potholes/ build damaged roads, give jobs to youth, police and government agencies harass the opposition. Agencies like NCB go after Bollywood and electronic media goes berserk over small time leisure drug consumers  but have not the same enthusiasm in nabbing drug lords (haul at Mundra port 3,000 kilograms but not much publicity). 


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Evaluating the potency of TMC factor in Goa

ELVIDIO MIRANDA, Via email
Published Oct 21, 2021, 7:48 PM IST
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Many in Goa would consider the entry of Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Goan politics as a case of sheer political opportunism. However, the very fact that all parties including the BJP, Congress and a fast emerging AAP are seriously apprehensive about the electoral prospects of the TMC gives credence to the fact that the TMC is a potent force to reckon with.People in Goa have to be aware that Mamata Banerjee is a serious contender to become the alternative candidate for the…

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