Is Club Cubana operating in violation of laws?
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, DEC 27
The villagers of Arpora are up in arms over the re-opening of night club “Club Cubana” at Arpora, which opened recently after shutting down four years following court orders.
The villagers claim that the club is operating in violation of laws.
They have even filed a police complaint against the club for violating sound rules.
Police officials confirmed they have registered a case against the manager of the night club following a complaint from the villagers that the club was playing loud music beyond the permissible time limit.
Police said that the club owners had got permission to play music from concerned authorities only between 8pm and 10pm.
However, the club continued to play loud music well beyond 11.15 pm, they stated.
The complained is filed by the Arpora panch member
Cleophus Fernandes along with several other villagers.
“The club is flouting all laws and playing music beyond stipulated time without permission,” Fernandes told Herald adding “besides noise pollution it is also creating traffic congestion on the narrow road as large number of tourist flock this place at night.”
Fernandes said the club is operating in violation of the court orders.
“Foreign nationals own and operate the club on agricultural land, which is sad as they are running the business without paying any taxes to our government,” he said adding “I wonder how foreign nationals are given excise licences.”
Further, he also pointed out that the club is next to crematorium and we ask the government to maintain the sanctity of the crematorium.
Another villager, who did not want to be named, said “the club is creating fraud on all Goans, hand in hand with bureaucrats. It is open against the court orders.”
“It is high time the officials take stringent action against the club. The club owners are not paying any taxes be it VAT or Entertainment,” he said.