Chicken consignments from Delhi intercepted, destroyed in Margao

The chicken consignment, which was finallyunloaded at the Margao railway station, was checked by members of the GoaPoultry Farmers and Traders Association, along with Konkan Railway policepersonnel. Sources said the stakeholders were keeping track of the movement ofthe consignment after the train entered the state early in the morning, beforeit was finally unloaded at Margao.

Incidentally, the stakeholders and the policedid not find the party in whose name the consignment was transported to Goa. Apick-up van driver who had come to collect the consignment was intercepted bythe stakeholders.

Given that this is the second time a hugeconsignment of chicken has been transported to Goa from Delhi, the localpoultry traders and shopkeepers urged the authorities to initiate actionagainst shops selling the chicken and vehicles transporting the consignments.

Jai Krishna Naik told the media that thechicken was being sent to Goa by some people from Bengal. “We have lodged ourobjection since it takes three days for the chicken to arrive in Goa by train.Meat products are required to be transported under certain temperatureconditions. Just imagine the condition of the chicken when it is beingtransported by train for three days before it reaches Goa,” he said.

President of the All Goa Poultry ShopkeepersAssociation Prisco Quadros said this was the fourth consignment of chickenintercepted at the Margao railway station. “We have played our role in helpingthe authorities since these unscrupulous elements are playing with the healthof the Goan public,” he said, while demanding that the government seal allestablishments selling such chicken in the Goan market.