Former Calangute MLA and Congress Vice President Agnel Fernandes along with ex-Calangute Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira and Congress Block President Benedict D’Souza while addressing the media in Calangute on Sunday.
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Demanding an inquiry into the allegations of involvement of a minister in drug trade in North Goa, the Congress on Sunday threatened to approach the court if the chief minister and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) fail to act in the matter within a week's time.
Former Calangute MLA, Congress Vice President, Agnel Fernandes said two MLAs who were formerly ministers in the government “ Vinod Paliencar and Rohan Khaunte “ alleged the involvement of the Bardez minister in the drug trade.
“Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should sack the minister and launch an investigation against him. The NCB should also probe the minister for his involvement in illegal drug trade. If no action is taken in a week’s time we will approach the courts against the government and the NCB,” Fernandes warned.
The former Calangute MLA was addressing the media along with former Calangute Sarpanch, Joseph Sequeira and Calangute Congress Block President Benedict D’Souza.
In a letter to the director general of NCB, the Congress leaders of Calangute said that a drug mafia cartel existed in the State and a minister in the BJP-led government was lording over the illegal drugs trade in North Goa.
“The several seizures of drugs being made virtually on a daily basis shows that there is clear political patronage without which such flourishing business could never have been undertaken. There is no fear of law and law enforcement agencies,” the letter said, signed by former Calangute MLA and Congress Vice President, Agnel Fernandes and former Calangute sarpanchas Joseph Sequeira and Anthony Menezes.
The Congress leaders further pointed out that the police were also involved in the drug racket and were hand in gloves with the drug dealers.
“We do not desire to turn Goa into another Mexico and have innocent citizens being caught in crossfire,” the Congress leaders said and urged the NCB sleuths to study the modus operandi and take the drug lords into custody.
Former Calangute MLA, Congress Vice President, Agnel Fernandes said two MLAs who were formerly ministers in the government “ Vinod Paliencar and Rohan Khaunte “ alleged the involvement of the Bardez minister in the drug trade.
“Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should sack the minister and launch an investigation against him. The NCB should also probe the minister for his involvement in illegal drug trade. If no action is taken in a week’s time we will approach the courts against the government and the NCB,” Fernandes warned.
The former Calangute MLA was addressing the media along with former Calangute Sarpanch, Joseph Sequeira and Calangute Congress Block President Benedict D’Souza.
In a letter to the director general of NCB, the Congress leaders of Calangute said that a drug mafia cartel existed in the State and a minister in the BJP-led government was lording over the illegal drugs trade in North Goa.
“The several seizures of drugs being made virtually on a daily basis shows that there is clear political patronage without which such flourishing business could never have been undertaken. There is no fear of law and law enforcement agencies,” the letter said, signed by former Calangute MLA and Congress Vice President, Agnel Fernandes and former Calangute sarpanchas Joseph Sequeira and Anthony Menezes.
The Congress leaders further pointed out that the police were also involved in the drug racket and were hand in gloves with the drug dealers.
“We do not desire to turn Goa into another Mexico and have innocent citizens being caught in crossfire,” the Congress leaders said and urged the NCB sleuths to study the modus operandi and take the drug lords into custody.
