When the President of India Ram Nath Kovind visits Goa next week on Liberation day he should please tell us the reasons for the delay in appointing a full-time Governor for our State. Since August 19 this year the Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari is holding additional charge of Goa. It does not augur well that for four months a Governor has not been appointed for Goa. Goa is enveloped with so many crucial issues including Mhadei and Mining. The deteriorating law and order is a matter of concern while the economy is in crisis. People of the State and the youth, in particular, are agitating across the State against projects that are not in the interest of the State and the environment. The people of Goa and the State deserve and expect to be taken seriously and treated with respect. They merit a proper full-time governor to overcome the hurdles of poor governance that has stagnated its growth and progress. The ongoing pandemic and other critical issues including several vanity projects need addressing urgently at the highest level. The agitations by the people in the State are a manifestation of a vacuum created by a lack of serious full-time governance.
