Mridula Sinha As The Governor of Goa
Last week there was news that Mridula Sinha had completed 3 years as the Governor of Goa. There has been nothing notable in her tenure except for the one major gaffe where a couple of months ago she is supposed to have called up Arun Jaitley in wanting to know if she should accept when Manohar Parrikar staked a claim to government without having a majority after the Assembly elections and without calling as per convention the party that won the largest number of seats, in this case the Congress. What else could Jaitley say, but - Yes! Governors have really no place in our democracy except as a decorative position but when they are called upon at times to play a crucial role, they are found wanting like Mridula Sinha in the above case. Earlier for a person like her of advanced age and a reasonable track record of performance in her field, she had shown lack of judgment and a certain amount of irresponsibility by going to deliver the opening address of an Assembly session and midway through her speech claiming ill-health and returning back to Raj Bhawan. It would have been more tactful to not go at all and have her speech read out at the Assembly session anticipating her being unwell. Even schoolchildren are taught to do that let alone a grandmother to be told this. Goa has in the last 3 or 4 terms seen Governors who come for a break in the sun, sand and surf like a cushy vacation what with a wonderful Governor's Palace which is a great place for extended family and friends to come and visit all at State expense. The Cabo Raj Niwas as the Raj Bhawan is called here used to be the Portuguese Governor's residence and is located just off Dona Paula in Panjim on a promontory that juts into the sea and gives you a 300 degrees view of the vast expanse of the Arabian Sea which few residences in India can offer. So go in peace, Mridula Sinha, for the rest of your term since your vacation has not many years to go. Governors are a leftover position of the British Raj and over the years in India the office has been politicised and forms the position where leftovers of the incumbent party in power to shut their mouths. For these reasons it should be forthwith abolished.
Venkiah Naidu As Vice President
Venkiah Naidu has been sworn as the Vice President of India but he should not forget to honour the responsibilities and decorum of that Chair. Naidu is often known to vent his opinion on each and every matter which more often than not has got himself into hot water on many occasions. Being Vice President he needs to understand that it is necessary to curb these tendencies and show reserve which is required for that position.
Lucky 7 Fiasco Reaching Alarming Proportions
The casino ship Lucky 7 fiasco that has run aground at the Miramar beach is taking shades of the River Princess saga with no one be it the owners or authorities or government being seen responsible for the shape that the issue is going to take. The beautiful Miramar beach, the pride of Panjim and the must-visit location on every tourist's list coming to Goa will be permanently scarred by Lucky 7 (which seems to be proving very 'unlucky' for Panjim residents and Goa in general). Though both the CoP and the CM have made statements that the ship would not be allowed in the Mandovi which is a relief but why did it come in, in the first place and that too once the rainy season had started? For this misadventure the owners of the Lucky 7 should be levied a stiff fine, asked to bear the costs of restoration of Miramar beach where the ship has run aground and their licence to run a casino in Goa cancelled forthwith for corporate irresponsibility and for all time.
AAP Is A Dead Party
The AAP given its antics lately what with the Ram Jethmalani mess-up seems that the party is on its way to being dead and gone. One could also say that 'rigor mortis' has already set in the party at the national level and in a few months the winding up procedure will commence. Arvind Kejriwal & Co. have had enough of their political foray in all contexts economic and otherwise and will vanish from the political scene shortly. With this it is yet another bunch of talented individuals whose minds have been swayed by the temptations of power and lucre that have hit the dust in the Indian political arena.
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