Recently a very prominent and respected industrialist along with other prominent associates were killed in a car accident, as they were returning to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. Post the latter unfortunate accident, there was a lot of national coverage and the Central government took a serious notice including starting an investigation and announcing some strong measures to save lives; including making seat belts mandatory for all passengers! While I appreciate the latter, it begs the question: does the Govt take serious notice only when VIPs are involved?
Point I am coming to is for Goa, where we see quite a few people losing their lives on Goan roads in accidents which could be because of variety of reasons including reckless driving, drunk driving, damaged/potholed roads, absence of signs/zebra markings, construction areas not taking proper precautions for drivers etc.... Is the Goa government waiting only for a VIP, Minister, MLA to be seriously affected before it decides to take any serious action?
