Goa, Aug. 5 -- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the BJP owe a public apology to every Goan on account of that ill-conceived 'Bhumiputra' legislation that was with ulterior motives hurriedly bulldozed through the just concluded session of the Legislative Assembly.
It is imperative that all those responsible for this entire episode be held accountable. Equally answerable are those officials in the law department who cleared such a bill without examining its legal implications as the government is duty bound by the mandate of the Supreme Court to clear all illegal and unauthorised structures.
Though we all knew that this move by the government would not withstand the test of law, it did create an unnecessary heartburn and needless panic for ...