MARGAO: Tourism Minister Babu Ajgaonkar on Tuesday asserted that the government will fail and so will the people and the media if the drug menace in the State is not put to an end.
Touching on the issue of drugs and other illegalities taking place on the coastal belt at a function at Colva on Tuesday, the Tourism Minister said the Manohar Parrikar-led government is committed to rid the State of drugs. He appealed to the people to cooperate with the government and its agencies to curb the menace.
“The Chief Minister is against drugs. Provide him the information and be rest assured that action will be initiated against the accused. Otherwise, our government will fail and so will the people of Goa and the media,” he said, while making a humble plea to the people not to bring politics in between while dealing with illegal activities.
“There should be no drugs on the beach belt. We are Goans and we have to protect Goemkarponn. We should cooperate with the agencies to curb the menace,” he said, saying the government will come hard on drug trafficking.
The Tourism Minister further said that the agencies will come down heavily on beggars and vendors meting out harassment to visitors on beaches. “People from all over the world come to Goa and relax on the beach belt. We will not allow beggars and other vendors and hawkers to cause nuisance to the visitors,” he added.
