16 | August | Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has warned the locals of Sao Jacinto Island in South Goa of strict action for opposing the flag hoisting ceremony of the Indian Navy on Independence Day. The Goa CM, in a tweet on Friday, said such "anti-India activities" will be dealt with with an "iron fist". Pramod Sawant's statement …
A spokesperson of the Navy's INS Hansa base in Goa had said on Friday that a team from Goa Naval Area visited islands of Goa including Sao Jacinto island as part of this pan-India initiative.
A day after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant vowed to use police force to deal with villagers protesting the Indian Navy s initiative of hoisting a national flag at the St Jacinto island in South Goa, the naval authorities in a statement said .