The problem right now with Congress is it feels winning elections is not its priority. The leadership gathers in a state with ensuing elections, tries to conduct some out-of-the-box experiments and while doing so loses the focus on the ultimate prize: power.
Ports Bill Gifts Goa A New âUnion Territoryâ
Nandkumar M Kamat
Goa has entered a period of planning pre-2022 assembly election strategies so not much can be expected from the government which would continue to buy time over all controversial issues, till elections for the eighth state assembly get declared. Today nobody hears anything about the most important demand made by ex MLA late Matanhy Saldanha for getting a âspecial statusâ for Goa. He was supported till March 2012 by ex CM Manohar Parrikar but he lost interest to pursue it after Saldanhaâs untimely death. Since then, we are watching a scenario which shows how Goa is rapidly losing everything it was always known for.