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Keep army away from electoral politics

It is very disheartening to know that the defence forces are slowly but surely being politicised during the electioneering days . This can have serious repercussions. We won the 1971 war because our army was highly disciplined and motivated. We pushed back the Pakistanis from Kargil in 1999 because our young and dynamic officers led from the front. Talking of politics in army is a taboo. The day politics, sycophancy and self enters , Indian army will not be the finest in the world. So here is a warning to all politicians: please keep politics away from this organisation, the pillar of our nation. Please respect and value the  soldiers and do not use them as tools in politics.



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Shameful that even jails lack law and order

GREGORY E D'SOUZA, Siolim
Published Oct 26, 2025, 8:30 PM IST
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The common man and activists have been speaking about the collapse of law and order in the State. The police has been a mere spectator or maybe part of the system of 'sab kucch chalta hai Goa mein.'  They wear the khaki uniform only to take orders from the ministers in power as long as the fat salary and other commissions, bribes also flow into their pockets. The brutal attack on activist Rama Kankonkar from ST community has shown these type of attackers have no fear of…

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