Panaji: The BJP government’s plan to shift off shore casinos from River Mandovi to Aguada bay has not gone down well with Congress party, who has said that it will go to any extent to oppose the same.
The opposition comes at the backdrop of Port Minister Michael Lobo directing Captain of Ports to identify suitable location at Aguada bay to relocate the off shore casinos.
Congress spokesperson Agnelo Fernandes said that the Congress party and people of Calangute will not allow casinos to come along Aguada bay as the move will give further rise to evils like prostitution and drug activities in the tourism belt of Calangute.
He said that they will go to any extent to oppose the relocation.
“We strongly condemn the state government’s proposal to relocate the offshore casinos in the Mandovi river to the Aguada bay. The tourism belt is already suffering due to social evils like prostitution and drugs. We don’t want that to mushroom in the guise of casinos,” Fernandes said.
