Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar should not attempt to procrastinate and dodge, more so on serious issues concerning Goa. He has to perform or perish. His despicable and deceitful statement that he has just come to know about the availability of drugs and prostitution in Calangute is outrageous to say the least. He has been the Chief Minister holding the Home portfolio for the last over 100 days. Also a Minister for last three years and an MLA since 2002. Does Laxmikant Parsekar think he can continue to fool us like Manohar Parrikar did? This reminds us of Manohar Parrikar’s vile claim during his first tenure as Chief Minister that he came to know that matka gambling was thriving only when he stopped for a fresh lime in a kiosk at the Ponda bus stand.
If Laxmikant Parsekar wants any further evidence that Goa is already a drug, prostitution, and gambling haven he should sleep through the day and instead roam around through the night to see how pathetic Goa’s coastal belt has become due to the sheer collusion and connivance of the authorities with all the illegalities. Calangute once the queen of beaches has now become extremely insecure for even the local people to move around after sunset as all the lanes and by lanes are infested with hoards of pimps. This malaise which has been bravely and courageously highlighted by MLA Michael Lobo is not limited only to Calangute but has gripped the entire coastal belt which stretches from Terekhol in Chief Minister’s very own constituency to Polem in Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar’s kingdom. But both seem to be making hay while Goa sinks with the ever so moolah greedy Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar leading the last rites of the only backbone of our economy. Deafening is the silence of the RSS and the BJP Mahila Morcha who otherwise always raised a hue and cry over drugs, prostitution, and gambling. A political compromise is it? Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires