It’s official. Wherever Vishwajit Rane goes, controversy doesn't just follow; it carpools with him. Health Minister? Cue public outrage. TCP Minister? Buckle up, because the circus is in town.
You’d think someone juggling two heavyweight portfolios would be a paragon of discipline, integrity, and maybe — just maybe: a whiff of accountability. But instead, we’ve been gifted a minister who storms into Goa Medical College like he’s starring in an action movie, scolds and humiliates a doctor like he’s running a boot camp, and then wonders why controversy won’t leave him alone.
When you walk like a hammer, everything will look like a nail, including public servants.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The real gem in his crown is the Town and Country Planning department, an institution that now seems to have become a synonym for land conversion confusion, opaque decisions, and, of course, the classic line: “The matter is sub judice.”
Ah yes, the mighty ‘sub judice shield’. Wielded only by the boldest of bureaucrats when the heat turns up in the Legislative Assembly. It’s the equivalent of shouting “no comments!” while standing in front of a bonfire with a can of accelerant. Because nothing says “I’m fearless and transparent” like ducking behind judicial proceedings every time someone asks what your TCP Board is actually doing.
Let’s recap: questions on land conversions? Sub judice. Agricultural land re-zoned to concrete playgrounds? Sub judice. Constitution of the TCP Board; not even remotely in court? Still... silence.
Apparently, even transparency is waiting for court clearance these days.
One might wonder: if you’re truly the fearless lion you market yourself to be, why is every tough question met with the whimper of "it’s in court"? Unless, of course, what we’re looking at is not a lion at all, but a very well-dressed, very loud, very evasive mouse with a megaphone.
Meanwhile, our dear minister continues to accuse the Opposition of "trying to create anarchy." Oh, the irony. Here’s a man who can’t answer who’s on his own Board, but thinks the ones asking questions are the problem. Classic misdirection, like a magician who’s lost his rabbit, so he blames the audience for looking too hard.
Goans aren’t fools. We see the bluster. We see the smoke, mirrors, and strategically timed “sub judice” exits. No one’s falling for the macho routine anymore. The Opposition may be asking the questions, but the public is starting to ask their own: What exactly are you hiding, Mr. Rane? And more importantly, how long do you plan to play the role of righteous warrior while sprinting for cover every time someone rings the accountability bell?
Because right now, Town and Country Planning isn’t looking like a ministry; it’s looking like a bunker.
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