NT Reporter
Mapusa
Aldona MLA Carlos Ferreira criticised the police for failing to ensure public safety and demanded that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant respond to the surge in violent crimes, after another dacoity was reported at Baina on Tuesday.
Stating that law and order in the state has collapsed, Ferreira said the South Goa SP should be held responsible for the attack. “First there was a dacoity at Dona Paula, then in Mapusa, and now in residential flats. What is happening in Goa? We keep hearing the refrain ‘bhivpachi garaz na’, but are Goans truly safe? People will now have to think twice about the security of their homes,” Ferreira said.
He alleged that police officers were failing in their duties and competent officials were being sidelined.
“The police are not doing their job. It is a complete failure. I blame the SP of South Goa. I am making this statement responsibly. Law and order is collapsing, and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant must answer for this,” he said.
Ferreira said that such incidents were damaging Goa’s reputation. “The situation is grim. It is unsafe for residents, unsettling for visitors, and harmful for tourism. These crimes are tarnishing the state’s image. Law and order collapsing under the BJP government is a tragedy for Goa,” he said.
He also criticised the lack of progress in the Mapusa dacoity case.
“Police claimed they
had apprehended an accused in Karnataka and brought him to Goa.
What happened after
that? If the case was solved, why have they not tracked down the other accused and their links? If they said these suspects were involved in both the Dona Paula and Mapusa cases, then who was behind the Baina attack?” Ferreira said.
