Goa, Dec. 23 -- PRABHAKAR TIMBLE

The Lotus gets the pedes tal once again on the South and the North Goa Zilla Panchayats. Despite the public out cry on the Arpora inferno which resulted in 25 deaths exposing the corruption and the state of stinking governance, the BJP voter refrained from express ing the anger through the ballot. People are agitated with the cash-for-jobs scams, unemploy ment and the dete riorating law and order situation in the State but these roaring voices on the streets turn feeble at polling stations. Goans perceive the massive land transfers as the 'sale of Goa' to out siders. However, this sensitivity and emotion has not got converted into a vote against the ruling party. At the same time, a dissection of the resu...