Former transport minister Pandurang Madkaikar on Tuesday has reportedly accused the State government of widespread corruption, alleging that ministers are focused on "counting money" rather than addressing the issues facing the state. He has made these remarks after a meeting with BJP national general secretary B L Santosh, who is currently visiting Goa. He has described the situation as "rampant loot," rather than mere corruption and has said that the government jobs for cash scam is just another example of this loot. Well, what Madkaikar has said is absolutely true. Yes, this government has truly become a 'lootmaar-serkaar" as most of its ministers are indeed seen today behaving more like those roadside extortionists and collecting only money from helpless poor Goans for the completion of any routine work in Goa. I think that with the demolition of a centuries-old banyan tree and the adjacent Khapreshwar temple (which unfortunately was hurriedly demolished without even any High Court order) in Porvorim, the downfall of the government has slowly begun in Goa.
