Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s so called surprise visit to the Mapusa government offices this week was more of a publicity stunt to divert the attention of the people from the alarming and sordid state of affairs that the State is going through. Having himself lost track of all that he has promised, Manohar Parrikar should stop fooling the people of Goa with any further promises and deadlines which will simply add to the pending pile-up. It is high time he got his priorities right by first focusing on reining in his erring ministers and control their rampant corruption. In March 2012, Manohar Parrikar had promised a Parivartan but Goa has landed from the frying pan into the fire. The role of monitoring the bureaucracy is not that of the Chief Minister but of the Chief Secretary who is the Chief Executive Officer of the State. It is another matter that by way of Mr. B. Vijayan we have a lame duck Chief Secretary who has been bowing, bending and crawling to the delight of the Chief Minister by being an absolute Yes-man. Vijayan, who is due to retire this September is reportedly planning to make Goa his home and is frantically lobbying for a hefty post retirement nest. With the Chief Minister’s blessings he will manage a three month extension as Chief Secretary and then hope to be Goa’s next Chief Information Commissioner when Leena Mehandale retires on 31st January next year. So Vijayan has his future plans meticulously carved out...... One more migrant to Goa’s census. Special Status for Goa a la Manohar Parrikar !
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 05:32:37 +0000