Diwali our Festival of Lights is here. However in Goa it is gloom and doom on all fronts. There can be no festivity with potholed roads everywhere as well as very erratic water and power supply. Besides, the Goan economy is in a muddle bringing no cheer to the small businesses in particular.
We are facing the brunt of the endless greed of our current politicians who are adding more concrete buildings to an already badly battered Goa with no respect for our fragile environment. The garbage and sewage discharge problem has reached a point of crisis. Proper healthcare needs to be provided to the poorest of poor. Creating quality educational facilities and delivering on a good and dependable public transport system should have also been the thrust of those in power.
Let us hope that this government burns its demons of personal greed, neglect and incompetence so that the people of Goa can celebrate a victory of good over evil and by so doing we can hope and pray for a miracle that Diwali 2023 will be a Festival of Lights worth celebrating.
