What Is The Quality Of Our Goan Political Leaders Today ?In 1979 ISRO’s pet project SLV-3 program was in full swing and India was all set to put “Rohini” in to orbit, just four minutes before the countdown started, the computer after going through the check list, puts the launch on hold, displaying that some control components were not in order, but the project director on the assurances of his team of experts, that they had done their calculations right and that there was enough reserve fuel, having faith in his team, he bypassed the computer, switched to manual mode and launched the rocket.
The result, in just a few seconds the rocket plunged in to the Bay of Bengal. Everyone’s hard work went down in a splash.The Chairman of the ISRO came forward at the press conference and took the responsibility on himself but promised success within a year, and so it happened in July 1980, but after the successful launch this time, the same Chairman of ISRO comes forward and hands over the proceedings of the press conference to the director of the project who had launched the ill-fated mission a year earlier, saying it’s your success.The Chairman was none other than the renowned Prof. Dhawan and the Project director was none other than our former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, later the former President himself said “I learned a very important lesson that day. When failure occurred, the leader of the organization owned the responsibility for the failure but when success came, he gave it to his team. That was the best management lesson I have learned.”Can we expect that from our Goan political leaders ?
I know, it’s true that, there is an inconceivable gulf between the way our renowned scientists think and how preposterously our Goan politicians think but even then, isn’t it something that our Goan leaders should look at ? Because, on the contrary our politicians just like to hog the limelight, even if it does not concern them, but then are very good, in turning around and putting the blame on others, when they themselves have been solely responsible for it, just how many times have we seen this happen ? Virtues and ethics are nowhere to be found in the Goan political sphere, the elected members have been alleged to be involved, in scams: Bogus ticket, high security number plates, IFFI, public distribution system, Communidade land sale and even molestation, terrorism, drugs, abetting statuary rape, bigamy, inciting communal disharmony by distributing unwarranted CD’s, attacking police stations, false affidavits, illegal mining, abetting hill cutting, land filling and you name it and they are there.
Just last week one of them has been accused of involvement in the death of a 29 year old married women who is said to have committed suicide. Phew !!! what superlative and bravura credentials our politicians have, I am sure Goan immortals like Abbe Faria must be turning green and purple at the same time in their graves thinking about the future of Goa. What are our Goan politicians upto ? The motives behind their plunge into politics has manifested itself, the sanctity of politics has been hijacked by fraudulent corrupt politicians distorting it’s ethic values and principles, turning it in to a cesspool of corruption, depravity and degeneracy. Is this what we elected them for ?
Looking at the number of times, these same imbeciles have been elected, it looks like Goa is suffering from an acute drought of honest and ethical persons to vote for, and these scoundrels are the only options available. As time and again we have been re-electing these very same monsters, do we Goans display even a modicum of intelligence that allows us to analyse the situation analytically or dispassionately before we elect these scoundrels ?
Just two years to go for the next assembly elections, can we respond tangibly to the pathetic outlook and attitude of our politicians ? We have already been told to stick up our votes, our ladies have been advised not to contest elections, Digu thinks politics and kitchen are entirely two different spheres on either side of the universe, I wonder what Soniaji had to say about it ? And to top it all, the so called man of the masses, our very own, the great Churchill Alemao says we Goans squeal like pigs, what a bunch of ungrateful pigs they themselves have turned out to be. Oh God, when will we Goans elect political leaders who will work with earnestly and dedication, for the betterment of Goa and Goans or will we ever ?
Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
Dubai - UAE
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