Goa: Govt is firmly against drugs, says tourism minister Rohan Khaunte

PANAJI: Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said that the government has taken a clear stand against drugs and police have conducted several raids over the last few days.
“Whether drugs or other illegalities linked to the tourism sector, we are dealing with those issues seriously. The chief minister has shown through his actions that the drug issue is not being taken lightly,” the tourism minister said.
“In the days to come, we will see more action to curb illegalities. Goa is safe and secure,” Khaunte further said.
The proposed jetty policy, he said, has been introduced to mandate certain regulations and bring in transparency bring in transparency, when pointed out that some stakeholders are against it.
“Meetings will be held with stakeholders, but people should not oppose just for the sake of opposing,” he said, responding to objections by some panchayats to the policy.