It is a very arduous task for the BJP in Goa to accommodate those eight Congress defectors, some as Ministers and the rest as heads of government Corporations. They have been anxiously waiting for almost three long months for the crumbs to fall from their master’s table and are running out of patience. If the BJP takes a wise and appropriate decision that those charge sheeted cannot continue as Ministers, it will create two instant vacancies with Ministers Godinho and Monserrate axed. In doing so the BJP would also gain laurels for complying with the mandate of the Supreme Court that those with criminal charges should not be accommodated in seats of power.And if the BJP goes a step further to act against those involved in land grabbing and having dubious links with the land mafia, some more vacancies would evolve to house the now turncoats. Let’s hope that this self-inflicted dilemma does not use up all the energy and time of this struggling Government, at the expense of dealing with the desperate needs of the people. Ultimately the unholy alliance of the BJP will reap what it sows.
