Goa, Jan. 10 -- The reason why issues remain pending and the local Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), has lots of time on hand to engage in politicking is that he or she spends little time doing what he or she was elected to do - legislate. It is not difficult to work out how much time an MLA spends in the Assembly Hall. The data is on the website of the Goa Assembly and accessible to anybody with an internet connection.

So, do the calculations and discover for yourself that the MLA you elected four years ago has till now, on an average, sat in the Legislative Assembly for just a day and a half per month since the current Assembly was constituted in March 2017. There have been 12 sessions of the Legislative Assembly, and 72 days o...