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PANJIM: Goencho Avaaz (GA) Party has condemned the setting up of a sexual wellness store in Goa.
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It mocked the State government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Goa’ mission and asked if they wanted to do so by promoting drugs and prostitution.
“Even as Goa reels under multiple assaults due to a government that refuses to heed the voices of its people, the State’s reputation as a den of debauchery and sleaze was further reinforced by the establishment of a so called ‘sexual wellness’ store, located unsurprisingly in Michael Lobo’s constituency of Calangute,” said GA State Convenor Captain Viriato Fernandes, on Tuesday.
“Displaying a total lack of concern for the well-being of local residents, young children and future generations, Lobo and his government are on a mission to destroy the ethos of the State and make Goa a hub of perversion and cheap thrills,” Viriato added.
GA lamented that the government seems to want to create a reputation for the State that can rival the likes of places like Pattaya of Thailand, which GA added goes against the culture, ethos and vision of most Goans and is a dichotomy to what Goa stands for and represents.
“We believe that the time has come for Goa to re-invent its tourism model. The State needs to cater to a more discerning tourist that can appreciate its natural beauty. Our motherland is not up for sale as a hedonist den of pleasure where tourists can indulge their perversions through gambling, drugs, prostitution and other sleazy pursuits,” Fernandes added.
GA further stated that Calangute locals and Goans at large have no desire or need for a sexual wellness shop in their villages.
“Already the Calangute belt has been turned into an unbearable living hell-hole for residents and an alleged den of iniquity and crime. Sadly, this doesn’t seem to concern the Calangute MLA, who seems to be indifferent to the wellbeing or wishes of his constituents and the ravages being inflicted on his constituency,” Fernandes added.
