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PANJIM: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has charged Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar with allowing COVID-19 tourists into Goa, as the State is grappling with increasing number of cases.
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A press statement issued by GPCC General Secretary Amarnath Panjikar has pointed out illegal entry of tourists into the State.
“The Tourism Minister is solely responsible for COVID-19 positive tourists coming to Goa with bogus addresses. The irresponsible act of the Tourism Minister to open the doors of Goa has now resulted in additional pressure being put on the health workers as well as the police force in tracing these COVID-19 infected tourists,” he said.
He stated that many tourists without COVID-19 Negative Certificates are illegally entering into Goa and are provided shelter by the illegal hotels and home stay providers “who are having blessings of the Tourism Minister.”
These hotels and home stays are not registered with the “The influx of such tourists who may be infected with COVID will cause further damage to the rising graph of COVID-19 patients in Goa,” he added and demanded that the minister be sacked.
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