Street Voices: Is the law and order machinery in Goa chained by politics?

Upright and courageous police officer are increasingly being made scapegoats
Street Voices: Is the law and order machinery in Goa chained by politics?
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PANJIM: Recently, the Calangute PI Paresh Naik was transferred within 24 hours on immediate basis, after taking action against a nightclub ‘Down Town’ in Baga, Calangute, by sealing it and arresting the bouncers who beat up two local youth. This has left the community in shock over the complete failure of law and order in the State. In this edition of Street Voices, Herald TV spoke to people whether the law and order machinery is chained by politics.

The law and order machinery is not only chained by politics but also by the investors who come to Goa to invest in mega projects and to destroy Goa. Those who come to invest they are controlling the economy and also the law and order situation. They have a parallel police force, and these are bouncers.  

 

Our police force have become security guards. When we do agitations, we see the bouncers. Our law and order situation has totally collapsed. The government has no control over it. If any officer goes to take action, he is transferred and he is made a scapegoat. Either transfer or suspension.
Mariano Ferrao  Social Activist

To control law and order there is need for independent operations by the police. Earlier, there is already an incident, wherein a Director General of Police director a Police Inspector not to take action against the demolition of an Assagao House. The PI confessed that DGP had threatened him that if he didn’t take his instructions he would be falsely accused in a drug case. The DGP was subsequently transferred.

But you can see how highest level officers manipulate lower level offices. Because of this manipulation of the police, the law and order everywhere has collapsed.
Rama Kankonkar  Social Activist

Are the police and officer being micro-managed by the political class – minister, MLAs, especially of the government? And more specifically this BJP government? Imagine police inspectors such as Paresh Naik, honest, courageous, a man out to defend the Constitution,

Because Calangute PI Paresh Naik has taken a just decision, of sealing a night club do you transfer him within 48 hours? This is utter nonsense. Are you micro-managing to this level? That the Police Inspector the top officials of a police station is not able to take a decision even to file and FIR? So why are you keeping the police, keep labourers instead.  
Anthony Da Silva Social Activist
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