December 10, 2011

PANAJI POLICE INSPECTOR DECLINES TO REGISTER CHEATING CASE AGAINST DGP ADITYA ARYA.

PANAJI PI DECLINES TO REGISTER CHEATING CASE AGAINST DGP ADITYA ARYA

Panaji Police Inspector Ramesh Gaonkar has declined to register a criminal case of cheating against Goa’s Director General of Police Dr Aditya Arya.

The Police Inspector by a letter has informed Adv. Aires Rodrigues that the complaint filed by him against the DGP in connection with the Gokarna visit does not make out a cognizable case against DGP Dr Arya.

Adv. Aires Rodrigues had filed a complaint at the Panaji Police Station against DGP Dr Arya for having caused a loss to the State exchequer by having on 16th October unauthorisedly taken his official vehicle GA-08-G-0064 to Gokarna in Karnataka for a purely personal visit, having traveled 393 kms.

Stating that as per directives of the Government, any official vehicle cannot be traveling out of State without the written permission of the Chief Secretary, Adv. Rodrigues in his complaint had stated that this act by the DGP amounts to a clear act of cheating the State exchequer punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Adv. Rodrigues has in his complaint further stated that though DGP Arya had claimed that he had obtained ‘verbal permission’ from the Chief Minister to travel to Gokarna, that the Chief Minister had stated that no such permission had been sought nor obtained.

Meanwhile, Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today stated that before moving the Court he would be appealing to the North Goa Superintendent of Police under section 154 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code against the decision of the Panaji PI not to register the case against the DGP.
Adv. Rodrigues has also stated that he would be writing to Union Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram to seek a probe into the illegalities committed by DGP Dr. Aditya Arya.

HAVE THE DYNAMICS OF DYNAMISM CHANGED?

Have The Dynamics Of Dynamism Changed ?

We have been reading a lot of hollow pronouncements by the so called well wishers on the birthdays of the shoots and siblings of Goan politicians on the news papers, I am sure, most of us by now know why and how these con artists called, youth icons, social workers and even dynamic social workers pop up like mushrooms on and around the anthills at the fag end of the rainy season, unless the definition and the dynamics of dynamism have been changed overnight to suite the elite.

Hold your breath people, elections are just round the corner, so be assured that we’ll find a lot more of these samples popping out of every politician’s woodwork and groin. It must be a record of sorts, that a small place like Goa is blessed with such hoards of youth icons, social workers and even dynamic social workers along with an endless list of NGO’s who are working tirelessly for the welfare of Goa and Goans but unfortunately Goa and Goans are still mired in misery and on the brink of annihilation, so much for the iconic dynamism of social work. I only hope God can help Goa and Goans from this avalanche of iconic dynamic social workers.

Freddy Agnelo Fernandes.

CLEARING THE POLITICAL GARBAGE.

CLEARING THE POLITICAL GARBAGE

By Aires Rodrigues

The much needed electoral reforms may never see the light of the day. The current political rot however cannot continue. Goa could lead by example if there is a consensus within all political parties to cleanse the political arena. The coming Assembly elections may be an opportunity to show the way.

Those over the age of 65 should be put to pasture. Also under no condition should more than one in a family be allowed to contest. There should be no exceptions. In a democracy there can be no room for nepotism and dynasty politics. Power concentrated in the hands of a few families is detrimental and suicidal to the welfare of our State.

MLA’s are elected to enact good and sound legislations and not to supervise hot mixing of roads and construction of culverts. So it is essential that every candidate should at least be a graduate in any faculty, except corruption.

Electing all 40 new faces may not be ideal as we need a combination of experience and fresh blood to ensure that the MLA’s discharge their responsibilities to rescue Goa from the woods. Can Goa accept this challenge and deliver?