Goans can handle alcohol, not tourists: Minister
Thursday - July 26, 2018 4:38 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Panaji July 26 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Thursday told the Assembly that Goans can "handle" alcohol but not tourists who drink "excessively and indulge in drugs."
"We do not want tourists who indulge in drugs and break bottles on the beach... They have to take care of our culture... If a Goan drinks and walks along the road he will not stagger. He will walk quietly " Ajgaonkar told the Assembly during Question Hour on Thursday.
Ajgaonkar s comments come at a time when the state government is mulling a ban on public drinking and littering. Ajgaonkar said that both issues had become a menace adding the state would like to deter "errant" tourists from coming to Goa.
Goa is one of the top destinations for beach and nightlife tourism in the country attracting more than seven million tourists annually.
--IANS maya/prs/sed
"We do not want tourists who indulge in drugs and break bottles on the beach... They have to take care of our culture... If a Goan drinks and walks along the road he will not stagger. He will walk quietly " Ajgaonkar told the Assembly during Question Hour on Thursday.
Ajgaonkar s comments come at a time when the state government is mulling a ban on public drinking and littering. Ajgaonkar said that both issues had become a menace adding the state would like to deter "errant" tourists from coming to Goa.
Goa is one of the top destinations for beach and nightlife tourism in the country attracting more than seven million tourists annually.
--IANS maya/prs/sed
