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Why no action against minister over Cutbona health crisis?

Goa Fisheries Director has recently been removed from the position by the Goa government.  This comes in the wake of a serious health crisis at Cutbona Jetty.  Why was Fisheries Minister Nilkant Harlankar also not facing appropriate action from CM Pramod Sawant; as it was a clear case of serious misgovernance by the respective minister.  And this Cutbona mess is not the only thing, there are numerous wrong goings under the current Fisheries Minister's watch including the highly expensive/luxurious and unproductive Norway junket; which included the Fisheries minister and Director. This is just one example where the Goa Chief Minister does not take suitable action against his own ministers for failed governance or high corruption for that matter.  There are numerous cases including hill cutting, land filling/conversions/frauds, sound/environmental pollution, jobs recruitment fraud, power scam and other scams; involving many of Goa's current ministers. Another very disturbing example was that of the Chief Secretary Goel involved in fraudulent land purchases/conversions. Governance starts from the top i.e. the Chief Minister and his Cabinet. One cannot expect clean governance from directors who report to incompetent/corrupt ministers or senior officials for that matter.



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Govt jobs should go to deserving candidates

KG VILOP, Chorao
Published Sep 12, 2024, 7:42 PM IST
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GFP president and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai, making serious allegations of corruption in the recruitment process for Lower Division Clerk (LDC) posts at the South Goa District Collectorate should be probed by Goa Lokayukta and ED.  Sardesai claims to have received unverified reports suggesting that the recruitment process, which commenced in October 2023, has been tainted by "cash for jobs" scam. The individuals who did not even qualify for the merit list received…

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