Back in 2008, then St. Cruz MLA Atanasio Babush Monseratte had the brilliant idea of marching a mob straight to the Panjim police station. The result? Stones flying, cops bleeding, law and order collapsing faster than a pack of wet playing cards. And yes, the police responded with their favourite tool — the lathi — whacking more sense out of the situation than restoring any.
Fast forward to 2025 and Benaulim’s very own drama captain, MLA Venzy Viegas, clearly thought: Why let Babush have all the glory? So on September 1st, he dusted off the old playbook and led a morcha to the Colva police station, demanding arrests of mysterious burglars. Noble intention, right? Except, no. The man wasn’t just leading a protest; he was practically coaching the crowd on how to corner the Police Inspector. And because no Venzy stunt is complete without a spotlight, he made sure the whole thing was live-streamed — after all, if it isn’t on camera, did it even happen?
The only adult in the room was PI Vikram Naik, who managed to stay calm and listen, while Venzy puffed up like he was auditioning for a messiah role. Without Naik’s restraint, we’d probably have had Babush 2.0: Stone Pelting Reloaded.
And let’s not pretend this is Venzy’s first rodeo. He’s made a hobby of dragging crowds to the Colva station. Remember when he paraded taxi operators there to bully the government into curbing GoaMiles? Because in Venzy’s world, tourists should only use “approved” taxis — the rowdy, overcharging ones, preferably.
The man calls himself “Captain,” and boy does he act like Benaulim is his personal cargo ship. Except he’s not steering governance — he’s running a circus. Someone needs to remind him that he’s not the police commissioner, not the judge, not the Home Minister. He’s just an MLA with a five-year expiry date, after which he’s back to begging for votes. Meanwhile, the police he’s trying to arm-twist? They stick around until retirement. Who’s really in charge here?
Honestly, Venzy should be booked — not for burglary, but for obstructing government servants, humiliating officers, and treating the police station like his campaign stage. If he has issues, he should march to the Home Minister’s office, not turn Colva police station into his personal theatre. Even past MLAs — yes, the so-called “semi literates” — showed more class and dignity than this self-styled reformer.
But Venzy doesn’t want class. He wants chaos. He wants banned bullfights to thrive, taxi mafias to rule, and officers who dare stand tall to be cut down. In short: a lawless playground where he plays saviour.
Here’s the kicker: solving crime isn’t about theatrics outside a police station. It’s about convictions in court. Push the cops too hard, and they’ll arrest the wrong people just to shut you up — letting the real criminals walk free. But hey, why bother with real results when you can chase viral views?
And the timing? Oh, that’s the cherry on this political sundae. Venzy’s grand morcha just happened to coincide with the arrest of a social activist. Almost like he sniffed a conspiracy that PI Naik wasn’t “his guy” and decided to stage a drama to get him transferred.
Cheap gimmicks, desperate politics, social media, same old story, that’s Venzy Viegas’ speciality.
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