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Sudden overpowering urge to serve people


Goa has been witnessing a lot of sitting BJP MLAs resigning from the party and trying their luck as independent candidates after they were denied tickets to contest the forthcoming elections.

They anoint themselves as 'people's candidate.' (Whatever that means) justifying their move as a desire to serve the citizens and standing up for values and ethics. 

Large scale cross party movement of such netas is taking place all eager to be of benefit to the State and country. The common man fails to fathom as to why they didn't 'serve' the citizens (only rule) when in power and why this newfound love for values, morals and probity in public life the moment they are cancelled out by their own parties.

All such sanctimonious pietism should be treated for what it actually is... pure unadulterated humbug, the janta should not be taken in by this pretence and vote for good candidates, not parties.


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Goans have lost the plot to defeat BJP

JERRY FERNANDES, Saligao
Published Jan 22, 2022, 11:18 PM IST
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Former Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has now reportedly decided to quit the BJP and to contest as an independent for not getting a ticket to contest.Utpal Parrikar (the son of our former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar and who incidentally was solely responsible for single-handedly bringing the BJP to power in the state on so many occasions in the past) too has quit the BJP and is now reportedly getting all set to contest as an independent from Panjim. This clearly…

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