The murder of a 75-year old taxi driver in Vasco who was allegedly stabbed by the passenger in the car has sent shock waves throughout the Port Town. The murder was allegedly witnessed by a local resident who was riding a bike. It is understood that this citizen offered to take the injured driver to a nearby hospital. The good Samaritan reportedly tried to intervene but the passenger allegedly abused and threatened to kill him (the good Samaritan) also. The citizen then shouted for help. The doctors from the nearby hospital heard the screams and reportedly arrived at the murder spot.
In today’s world one rarely sees an individual getting involved in other people’s matter and may even not come to the rescue of people in danger. But the good Samaritan tried to save the driver from further attack by the alleged murdered and in the process put his own life at risk. It is also because of the prompt information given to the police of the murderous attack by the citizen and providing the necessary details of the stolen car, that the alleged murderer was apprehended by the police in just two hours time.
For this act of bravery, the good Samaritan should be rewarded by the police and his act of bravery should be acknowledged by the general public by felicitating him. Such people who carry out acts of bravery while coming to the rescue of his fellow beings should serve as a shining example for others who would otherwise think twice before coming to the rescue of those in distress and at times even look the other way.
Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco
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Politics takes centre stage
This refers to the report ‘Rajasthan farmer hangs himself at AAP rally ‘’ (April 23). It is unfortunate that poor Gajendra Singh who travelled from Rajasthan to New Delhi to attend the farmers rally organized by AAP, died by hanging himself to a tree.
Our political class who often shows feeling of indifferences to their daily plights, chose to jump to guns to this particular suicidal death. Often complaints relating to poor irrigation, rising prices of seeds and fertilizers, banking reforms and mounting debts of farmers are ignored. The case proves how serious the political class is to score a brownie point.
A thorough probe must be ordered by the Centre and Delhi government to find out what led him to take such drastic steps.
Gregory Fernandes, Mumbai
Xaxtti voter and opinion poll
It has been stated at the recent GU Panel Discussion (Herald April 22) that Goans wouldn’t have had a chance to be ministers, had it not been for Dr. Jack de Sequeira who was instrumental in having an Opinion Poll and hence he is regarded as Father of the Opinion Poll.
But let us face it. The Opinion Poll had to be won by the voters and it was mostly the supremacy of the Xaxtti voter that defeated the mergerist plan. Hence Dr. Sequeira along with the Saxtti voter are the main protagonists of the Opinion Poll victory.
A C Menezes, Chichinim
