Goa Forward Party asks DGP to declare 'war on drugs'

Newly-formed Goa Forward Party today appealed to state DGP Muktesh Chandar to "declare war on drugs" and Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar to not "interfere" in police work to eradicate the menace.
"DGP in his recent media statement has asked people of Goa to watch 'Udta Punjab' movie and wage a war against drugs in the state. We welcome his statement which shows his zeal to fight against the drug abuse," Goa Forward chief spokesman Prashant Naik told reporters.
"We appeal DGP to declare war against drugs. We also appeal Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, who holds Home portfolio, to not interfere in police's war against narcotics," he said.

Taking a dig at the CM, Naik said, "Parsekar should not transfer the police officials concerned who are conducting a crackdown on drugs like the way the police officials who had caught his (CM's) brother-in-law (Dilip Malvankar) for accepting bribe were transfered".
He demanded that government should act on the report of a House Committee, headed by Fransisco Pacheco, which had exposed the "nexus" between politicians, police and drug peddlers.