PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked all MLAs to furnish him with any information regarding drugs and drugs peddlers in the State. In a note to all the MLAs, the Chief Minister stated that any information may be brought to the notice of Chief Minister to fight the menace in the State.
“It has been observed that some of the MLAs are making public statements regarding availability of drugs and nexus between the drug peddlers and some police officials. Such public statements lead to dampening of morale of police force, unwarranted sensationalism, dent in the image of the State and does not help us resolving the issue as criminals are made alert by such statements,” the Chief Minister’s note states.
He further said the issue is of a sensitive nature and the government has resolved to make Goa a drug free state. “It is requested that such information about drugs or related activities be brought to the notice of the undersigned, so as to jointly fight this menace,” the Chief Minster said.
He further stated, “I assure you that due cognizance and strict action will be taken on every such issue brought to the notice of undersigned.”
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Chief Shanatram Naik, while terming the action of the Chief Minister as a censorship order to BJP MLAs, said the CM is trying to restrain MLAs from criticising the policemen on drugs issue.
Naik said Goa Police should be encouraged to raid the dens of drug peddlers as they are a menace to society. “But CM writing a note on his file asking his MLAs restraining from exercising their democratic rights of free speech is yet another example of fascism that BJP government in Goa seeks to implement through back door,” he said.
