Unlike our good old college days, now the student council elections in the colleges and university are fought in political style, with patronage in money and muscle power.
This is a step in the wrong direction and portends grave consequences. We have even witnessed candidates being kidnapped. Is this the way to prepare our future politicians? Is this conducive to harmony that must prevail in and around the educational campus?
And, in the midst of all this, when a teacher remains "neutral" and is not expressing a view, due to his own personal political affiliation, he/she is failing in enabling an authentic debate on socio-economic issues crucial for developing our students' vision.
With political parties having infiltrated the temples of learning, no wonder today, we do not see the rock solid student unity that Goa witnessed in the late 70s and 80s.
