While the statement prompted the Opposition to attack the BJP government, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tried to do some damage control by claiming that the minister was not talking about Goa.
Panaji: Goa Law Minister Aleixo Sequeira on Thursday put his own government on the spot by saying that drugs were available everywhere and no action was being taken.
While the statement prompted the Opposition to attack the BJP government, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tried to do some damage control by claiming that the minister was not talking about Goa.
Talking to reporters after hoisting the tricolour at Margao on Independence Day, Sequeira came out in support of the Sunburn EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festival which is annually organised in the coastal state but faces opposition from some quarters for alleged drug use.