In recent years the Goa police have been in dire straits. The chaos has further compounded ever since Mr. Ravi Naik took over as Home Minister four years ago. Ministers and MLA’s are virtually running the police stations. With some policemen stooping to be as low as slaves of the politicians, the political interference in the working of the police cannot get any worse.
The new Director General of Police Dr. Aditya Arya has not had the time to settle down with a barrage of issues confronting his police force from the day he landed in Goa. The latest is the death of police constable Chandru Gawas which should be an eye opener. The policemen are made to work long hours which needless to say is taking a toll on their personal lives. The working condition of the police constable has to improve. Their salaries and benefits should be rewarding. We have enough policemen, but they are not being rightly deployed. Hundreds of policemen are being assigned to protect and serve politicians beyond their official entitlement. With Chief Minister Digambar Kamat leaving every public issue unresolved, police are relegated to monitor morchas, demonstrations and public meetings. It has become a daily phenomenon and hardly a morale booster. Today policemen have no time left for proper investigation of crimes and street policing which infact are the basic duties of the police force. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
