THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO
Charging the Centre as well as the Goa government for the delay in bringing stranded Goan
seafarers back home, former minister Mickky Pacheco has demanded that both should get their
acts together and work harder in this regard.
He said the authorities should immediately look for quarantine centres in the state to house the
seafarers upon their return home, saying that he and his people from Nuvem and Benaulim will
take the initiative to shortlist such centres if the government fails to do so.
In a statement, Mickky pointed out that not only the seafarers stranded on the ships abroad, but
their families back home are anxious and worried over the delay by the Central and State
governments to get them home. “There seems to be no coordination amongst the cabinet
members on the fight against coronavirus. The government should come clear how it intends to
bring the seafarers back home,” he said.
The former minister also took strong exception to the decision of the government to permit sale
of fish only from cold storages and fish procession units, saying the decision has only raised
eyebrows whether the government has succumbed to the demands of the fish mafia.
“Why is the government not allowing the trawlers to net fish and sell the same to the people.
Why is the government forcing Goans to consume frozen fish?" he questioned.
