It is strange that even for the highest judicial authority Mickky Pacheco does not care. Are we in India living in a civilized society where there should be respect for laws and court verdicts? Or are we living in a jungle where the supremacy of wild animals’ power rules? By evading the authority to surrender Mickky Pacheco is making a mockery of the Indian legal system and in this direction he is, as it looks ably supported by the BJP governments, both in Goa and at the Centre as well. Since Pacheco is a part of BJP-led coalition, he is given all the protection by the Parsekar government. It is a shame for the government in Goa not to know where Pacheco is residing now. Just because Pacheco is a VIP absconder there is no ruling government’s prowling on him. Hence this government is unfit to rule Goa.
While the government is supporting injustice by shielding Pacheco, the opposition Congress Party under the weak leadership of Luizinho Faleiro looks also shielding Pacheco by not raising this issue forcefully and vigorously. It looks there is a secret understanding on this topic between Faleiro and Pacheco. Congress is capable to have an understanding even with the worst criminals and fugitives for its benefits since it is a party without principles. Precisely because of this attribute Congress suffered the worst defeat in the last election and if it further acts like Dr. Jackyl and Mr. Hyde then the Congress will be totally uprooted from Goa. As it is Congress got foothold in Goa not thru its own efforts but thru the support of other parties like UG and Congress U. Hence, its roots are very weak in Goa and if the present leadership does not fortify its base by inducting fresh and young faces, surely Congress will vanish from Goa.
Today we in Goa are complaining of bad governance but to put it figuratively it looks to me that there is no government functioning in Goa. Not a single segment of the government is functioning well, every segment is headed by the minister but are these ministers fit to be ministers? Everywhere in Goa there are chaos and disorder while ministers and their subordinates are busy in making money mainly thru unfair means.
This freedom for Goa from the Portuguese rule is become good for the rogues and the victory for the anti-mergerists during the Opinion Poll is become very good for the mergerists to loot Goa. What would be their position if Goa had been merged with Maharastra? They would be rotting like nobody in Goa. But unfortunately these looters are ruling in Goa. This is the tragedy of my beloved Goa.
