Team Herald

MARGAO: Goa Forward Party President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai on Monday expressed shock, apprehension and concern over the gruesome double murder of Minguel Miranda, aged 65 years and his mother-in-law Catarina Pinto, aged 85 years, at Ambaji, Fatorda.

Rushing to the scene of the crime, Sardesai urged the Fatorda Police to immediately pursue all leads and solve the case and bring justice to the family.

Speaking to the reporters, Vijai blamed the government for its continued negligence on law and order across the State saying, “The Chief Minister who’s also the Home Minister is busy mobilising the police force to clamp down on people who are legitimately protesting the government’s anti-Goan policies.”

He lambasted the government over the rising cases of heinous crimes stating, “the security of citizens comes last on the agenda of the Pramod Sawant government, and he is single-handedly making Goa a lawless and violent State.”

The Goa Forward Party President hit out questioning the CM’s priorities and asked what his plans are to protect the people of Goa.

Vijai said, “From women’s safety to senior citizens’ security, road safety, retail and commercial safety, Goa is becoming a savage and lawless State, and the government needs to be held accountable.”

He further said that Sawant’s vision of Goa is not Swayampurna, but a place of absolute lawlessness and rampant crime.

He pointed out that throughout his time as MLA the people of Fatorda have never seen such horrific crime in the constituency.

Vijai urged the people to remain vigilant and attentive to any suspicious activity in Fatorda.

He said that the Fatorda Police would have to think ‘out of the box’ on ways to keep the residents safe.