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It is high time to clean Goa’s politics & image

‘Let’s Clean Goa Politics’ campaign received a good responsefrom the people. It appears from the likes the campaign received, people areready to change the political scenario in the State. From the 1980s politicalleaders started jumping from one political party to another, even though theanti-defection law was in existence.

Goa Assembly speakers have yet not disqualified any MLAunder the anti-defection law. Democracy is in deep danger. Ten MLAs from theCongress party and two MLAs from the MGP changed their political destiniesovernight betraying people’s mandate. It is now time for people to seeaccountability once the MLAs are elected. 

The 2022 assembly elections are an opportunity for theelectorate to give a suitable answer for the betrayal. The MLAs have playedtheir games for their personal benefit and now it is time for the people tomake their voices and votes felt.     


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Too many wooing secular voters will help BJP win

JERRY FERNANDES, Saligao
Published Jul 17, 2021, 11:01 PM IST
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A few over-ambitious leaders belonging to differentsmall-time opposition political parties, keeping an eye on the upcomingassembly elections, are suddenly wooing secular voters and dreaming of formingthe next government by dislodging the current BJP regime in Goa. But how isthat just possible when most BJP voters (comprising mostly of majoritycommunity) are practically very much united and the secular voters (mostly theminorities) are fully still divided in Goa? The way…

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