As the city of Panaji goes to the municipal polls on March 20, not much can be expected from the rival panels, going by what we have been experiencing over the past few decades -- more of politics than development.
This is not only the concern of the Ponjekars, but also of the people of Goa and visitors to the city, who have been witnessing the galloping deterioration of the capital city on all fronts.
Panaji is not even a smart city today, and pitifully at the bottom of most reckonings and ratings of national surveys for State capitals. A sad state of affairs and a betrayal of trust by our city fathers. People have lost faith in their elected representatives and their promises, which are never kept.
The situation is however is not hopeless, provided our city fathers realise the need to work for the welfare of the people and the development of the city without selfish motives, personal gains and political affiliations.
