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AAP demeaning Catholics in Goa?

The recent announcement of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) DyCM Manish Sisodia on his political visit to Goa that if they come to power a Catholic will be installed as the DyCM amounts to demeaning the Catholic community to be considered as second class citizens.

Thus their election promises of having a Catholic face in Goa seems to be inclined to the unannounced Parrikar Government format of installing the Catholic face MLA Francis D’Souza as the DyCM even after the latter’s margin victory from Mapusa constituency on a BJP symbol was much higher than the former.

India Against Corruption (IAC) movement to expose corruption of the then Congress Government at the Centre with tacit support of the saffron forces has evaporated after AAP and BJP came to power.

So the corruption issue is left on the back burner. AAP seems to be deviating to use of religion in order to placate the Catholic electorate, but despondently by denying the community leadership in Goa, which is a similar pattern of BJP politics towards minorities of demeaning Catholics to undermine this class of citizens as subordinates to the majority community.


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Parliament losing its importance?

ANISH ESTEVES, Mumbai
Published Nov 16, 2021, 11:43 PM IST
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The Centre's recent ordinances extending the tenures of the directors of the CBI and ED is a huge jolt to Parliamentary democracy. Coming weeks before the Winter session is to begin, the move amounts to disrespecting the traditions of parliamentary democracy. With the government having the exclusive power of extending the tenure of the heads of the agencies, the independence of these agencies is under question. Extending the tenure of the heads is also against the…

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