Panaji will soon have to choose an MLA to fill the vacancy created. The new MLA will have a very short term of just under two years. The election process would also incur a huge financial burden on the State exchequer, while the outcome of this election would politically not change the current equations either for the ruling party or the opposition. It would therefore be prudent for the people of Panaji to unanimously choose a candidate unopposed to hold the mettle as MLA of Panaji till the next Assembly elections which are scheduled for March of 2017. Shrinivas Dempo, Dr Oscar Rebello, Sabina Martins, Annand Madgavkar, Dr. Vinaykumar Raikar, Haji Shaikh Mustafa Kadar, Adv. Harshvardhan Bhatkuly, Prof Ketan Govekar, Bevinda Collaco,Tony Dias amongst others are some names that could be considered. These are distinguished citizens who have in their own away been pro-active in society and contributed to the betterment of Panaji but may not want to soil their hands in the political rot. However if persuaded as the unanimous and unopposed choice then Panaji could be saved of an unnecessary election and the uncalled for unnecessary financial burden on the tax payer. It is high time the election laws are amended to prohibit elected representatives from walking away half way through their term. While a person should not be allowed to contest from more that one constituency there should also be a prohibition on a person already holding a post to contest another election till he completes his tenure at the post he already is elected. Unnecessary by-elections is something unacceptable which our country also cannot afford. The only by-lection should be in the case of a death of the elected representative. Elected representatives who create vacancies at their whims and fancies should be penalized.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:13:50 +0000
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