By Aires Rodrigues
Despite a week having elapsed
since that infamous Supreme Court judgement on the NEET issue pertaining to the post graduate students at the
Goa Medical College, the Advocate General of Goa Atmaram Nadkarni has yet not
put in his papers.
Such heavy and loaded language
in which the Goa Government has been rigorously castigated and rightly
ridiculed has never been heard of. The Supreme Court appropriately cracked the
whip on a government that had intentionally gone berserk and insane on the NEET
issue.
Any other Advocate General
with any self respect would have taken the high moral ground and swiftly
stepped aside. But Atmaram Nadkarni, India’s highest paid Advocate General who otherwise
publicly professes to be very spiritual and a believer in Karma, seems to be infact
very thick skinned. It is
not surprising that the colour of the eyes can say it all. That he is reportedly clandestinely aspiring a direct elevation as
Judge of the Supreme Court is a matter of great concern. It would be the darkest
day for India’s Judiciary.
On the NEET issue Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar’s silence is also deafening. The innocent students
have had to unnecessarily go through the trauma and incur huge financial burden
to knock the doors of the Supreme Court for justice. The Goa Government should
have at least had the courtesy of publicly apologizing to those brave students
and their families. And this government which is now known for dishing out
financial packages to all and sundry should come up with some financial
assistance to the NEET affected. Is this the Government
which the people voted for a Parivartan? Can there be a certificate of anyone
better than the Honourable Supreme Court?
Money
is not everything in life, Mr. Atmaram Nadkarni. Time to step aside. Else the
rolling dice may soon catch up. The sooner the better. We cannot allow temples
of justice ending up as dens of chicanery and jugglery
