Panaji (Goa): Hours after filing the complaint, Health minister Vishwajit Rane has said that he will ask his personal security officer to withdraw complaint against both the ladies who had blocked, abused and threatened him near hospicio hospital in Margao.
“I have asked the PSO to withdraw the police complaint filed against both the ladies. The matter is not worth following as there are many people who have been against the politicians and abuse them in day to day life,” Rane told reporters today.
He said that he would also request police not to take action against both the ladies.
On Tuesday, Margao police had filed FIR against Maria de Cruz (70) and her daughter Auda Godinho (age not known) for blocking the minister and abusing policemen on duty.

A formal complaint was lodged with Margao police by personal security officer of the minister Sharad Chopdekar who claimed that the women used abusive and vulgar language against the minister and policemen on duty.

“Both the ladies even assaulted policemen and the security guards of the district hospital in Margao,” reads the complaint, copy of which is with PTI.

Rane faced ugly incident yesterday when he was on his tour to inspect the Portuguese-era building of district hospital.

In his complaint, the PSO said that the two women kicked and banged the car.

The complaint also mentions that “the daughter of the woman tried to show disrespect to the national flag mounted on the official car of Rane.”

The ladies were booked under section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 341 (wrongful restraint), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 362 (whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful means induces, any person to go from any place), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) of the Indian Penal Code.

They are also booked under the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act.

Team TNV