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Voters must send clear message at ZP elections

With so much misgovernance in Goa, the ZP elections could have been a perfect time for all opposition parties to give a united message for Goa against the ruling BJP establishment. It is really unfortunate that some parties speak about saving Goa but in reality cannot compromise, control their egos, accept the reality and find a middle ground to be part of a United Opposition vs the BJP. It appears that parties which chose to go solo and split votes to favour BJP, have their  own party growth interests as priority versus Goa’s interests.  Anyway, I request all those who agree with me that the current governing ideology is a failure for Goa to please vote for clean candidates with particularly no ties to real estate and as far as possible vote in a manner that  ruling BJP party gets the clear message that we can’t be taken for granted.



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Equality must extend to places of worship

KR GAGAN, Vasco
Published Dec 16, 2025, 7:48 PM IST
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The Supreme Court’s criticism of paid special pujas raises an important constitutional concern. Our values promise equality, yet in many temples, wealth decides access to worship. This practice goes against the spirit of fairness that religion itself teaches. When affluent devotees are allowed special rituals while others wait, temples unknowingly mirror social inequality. Traditions and rituals should be preserved, but not at the cost of justice and dignity for common…

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