The corrupt and criminal minded need to be uprooted from the political spectrum for there to be a ray of hope for India’s polity. The Supreme Court had rightly observed that in the interest of the nation the criminal cases involving politicians must be disposed of speedily.
While expressing the need for decriminalisation of politics, the Court has exhorted the necessity to create special fast-track courts to deal with cases against politicians. While the Supreme Court wants that the trial of such cases should complete within a year, in Goa we have very serious criminal cases against some current politicians lingering for years with even the trial in many cases yet to commence. On another front despite the Supreme Court having set three months as the outer limit for Speakers of Legislative Assemblies to conclude disqualification proceedings, the disqualification petition against 12 Goa MLAs has been merrily dragging on making a mockery of the law. There is no hope whatsoever that the situation will ever improve as it is only further deteriorating by the day. The unacceptable antics and behaviour of some of our politicians in recent times has turned politics into a much-despised profession and looked upon with disdain and held in low esteem by the very people that they are meant to serve.
