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VASCO: Goencho Avaaz Women’s Cell on Thursday expressed shock at Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s attempt to divert attention from the breakdown of law and order under his watch by advising parents to morally police their teenage daughters.
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Goencho Avaaz Women’s Cell demanded that the Chief Minister make public the plan to curb and bring down crime rate in the State.
In a press release, Carmen Correia, head of Goencho Avaaz Women’s Cell said, “Goan parents do not need lessons in child rearing from Home Minister Sawant. What is called for instead, is for him to focus on doing his duty by rectifying and repairing the completely broken down law and order situation in the State.”
“This is evident from the spate of rapes that Goa has had to endure recently. While the Goa Police have claimed success in cracking the Benaulim rape case, the question to be asked here, is why persons from across the country feel comfortable to come to Goa and commit such horrendous crimes against fellow human beings. The answer perhaps lies in lack of respect for the law enforcement abilities of the Goa Police under the present Home Minister,” she said.
Correia said, “In fact, the Home Minister, in his avatar of Chief Minister, has been pushing the perception of Goa as a hub for casinos and rave parties. In short, Goa has been marketed as a ‘sin city’, where anything goes, and the law appears to be conspicuous by its absence. Now the chickens are coming home to roost and as usual it is the innocent Goans who have to pay a price.”
She said, “The CM’s brilliant solution that minor daughters should be kept indoors only serves to underline the fact that he has no intention of remedying the situation. In fact, the message is clear that the people of Goa are on their own.”
