It beggars belief that the Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar has expressed concern that his constituency is full of ‘Bikaris’ (beggars) while offering no practical solutions to help. An admission of such poverty is a reflection of his own Government’s failures and its tragic consequences for the suffering public while those in power continue to milk and empty the State coffers.
The defection of eight MLAs to the BJP has not been taken well. The move is alleged to be motivated by personal greed. However, MLAs are meant to be role models.
Many MLAs who have gone from rags to riches overnight see public office as an investment instead of a vocation. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others. Not everybody has the same opportunity as MLAs to be rich quickly no matter how! And many of the Bikaris are a vote bank for the MLAs.
