Babu’s Justification baseless!

Panchayat Minister Babu Azgaonkar justification that the proposed Panchayat Amendment will do justice to the common men who suffers due to some corrupt practices is a baseless and misleading. Politicial interference in the functioning of the Police, the beaurocracy namely the Directorates of Panchayats, The Block Development Office, The Town and Country Planning dept., the PWD, The health Dept. etc all connected with the issue of construction approvals in Panchayat areas is so common and needs no clarifications. Today there is miscarriage of justice only due to political intervention in each and every sphere of our lives. Today in Goa without verifying if proper infrastructure such as water, electricity, roads, garbage disposal, sewerage, availability of manpower etc., are available or not, the ministers and the authorities issued licenses for SEZ’s, mining’s and Mega projects, which forced the Goan public to come out on the streets in opposition crying for inadequate infrastructure. If the so called development does not benefit the locals and only takes away what we have who is to be blamed? Today we all know that Money is the only criteria behind these approvals or what else? If according to Babu 90% of the Panchayats do their jobs and only 10% are corrupt then why blame the existing law? The Panchayat Raj Acts needs amendment such as the 73rd Constitutional Amendment and not draconian laws such as this which smacks malafide. When we all know that 99% of the Ministers and beaurocrats are corrupt and are responsible for misconstruing justice and only 1% is honest then why not bring in laws to strengthen the grass root democracy and give power to the people to decide their own future. Under the circumstances it is desirable that the present Government should first bring in 73rd and 74th constitutional Amendment to strengthen grass root democracies. Secondly it should strengthen the justice delivery system by appointing Appellate Authorities under the guidance of the High Court to hear Panchyat level disputes to replace of the Director and Dy. Director of Panchayats who are under Government controls. Thirdly enact laws with specific time bound frames to redress the grievances of the common men and also to punish the so called corrupt including the beaurocracy which is involved in corrupt practices. Isn’t Justice delayed is justice denied?Is this not the better option? Orlando S. A. Da SilvaCarmona