SHANTARAM NAIK M P 2137, Near Swami Math,
Gogol, Margao, Goa 403 602 0832-2759555 9422439990 09868181344 8th November 2013 *ALL FOREIGN NATIONALS OVERSTAYING IN GOA WITHOUT VALID DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE DEPORTED - Shantaram Naik* FOR THE FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION Mr Shantaram Naik Rajya Sabha Member from Goa said that all the foreign nationals, irrespective of their nationality, overstaying in Goa or staying without valid documents should be deported by following due process. Mr Naik who has ,time and again been raising the issues pertaining to illegal activities of certain foreign nationals in Goa ,in the Rajya Sabha, have condemned the act of Nigerian nationals of blocking National Highway- 17 at Porvorim on 31st October and attack made by them on Goa police personnel. Mr Naik said that his demand for amending Constitution of India by making Special Provisions for State under article 371, was made in order to protect Goa's limited land and its culture so that illegal activities of certain foreign nationals are curbed. A Nigerian was reportedly killed brutally in a group clash at Parra, Bardez, earlier day, in what is suspected to be over drug trade in the coastal belt of north Goa, Mr Naik said. Mr Naik said although Nigerians are permitted to take education in India, their activities in Goa are dubious, illegal and dangerous to the peace loving State. They stay in Goa even, reportedly, by destroying their passport and continue to stay on temporary documents, they pretend to be students while they carry no proof regarding the same, some of them claim to be self employed or self paid, and that they carry no visa documents, Mr Naik said. Mr Naik said that it is the locals who came to the rescue of the police who were being attacked by Nigerians as Nigerians outnumbered the local police at the site. Mr Naik said that Nigerians misuse education schemes, violate Foreign Exchange Management Act, indulge in drug trade and yet try to boss over Goans which, no civilized society would tolerate. Mr Naik said that there must be full and fair investigation into the murder of the Nigerian in Goa on 30th October and no room should be kept to doubt the veracity of investigation. *Mr Manohar Parrikar, the Chief Minister of Goa, holding Ministry of External Affairs responsible for allegedly not briefing Nigerian High Commissioner properly, is a politically motivated statement * Chief Minister's admission that he was not briefed properly and that he was not informed beforehand about the arrival of a Nigerian diplomat, who had come to Goa to meet him, and the resulting misunderstanding *etc* is a sad reflection over the way administration in Goa is being run. CMs statement that “Protocol wasn’t followed and I wasn’t aware the diplomat was here to meet me,” again shows that Mr Parrikar is not in control of his Home portfolio. Mr Naik also demanded that a Nigerian Diplomat sent abusive SMSs to North Goa SP Priyanka Kashyap, should be inquired into while at the same time Goa Government should also inquire into the allegations made against the SP whether she had used offensive language against the locals as alleged by the Independent MLA Shri Rohan Khaunte. *SHANTARAM NAIK, M.P*