The shameful act of most political parties to field candidates with dubious credentials, and sending law breakers to become law makers is an extremely dangerous trend and should be a matter of serious concern to Goa's aware electorate . The controversy over fielding of sitting MLA Antanasio Monserate in Panaji over Utpal Parrikar, son of former defence minister of India and Goa"s former chief minister late Manohar Parrikar, should refuse to die down among the literate electorate of the politically vibrant capital city. Why? Because a party like the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP), which has the distinction of being the largest political party in the world, with a strong cadre base, prefers to field an imported politician from an exactly opposite ideology, most importantly with criminal antecedents (alleged rape of a minor). And because the party has stooped such low in Goa that it has preferred winnability over credibility. Though this case has come to haunt the state after