I recall a
romantic incident of the Governor of Goa Honorable S C Jamir. When
residents of our south coast area were facing t-sunami then Honorary
Govenor was dancing at a night party in a hotel of Goa.
In the
continuation of above incident following news story of CNN-IBN is
more interesting. CNN-IBN got access to one such party at Congress
MLA Jitendra Deshprabhu’s residence.
All complaints by
locals to the police to intervene went futile, not because the
police couldn’t do much, but because they were just not allowed to.
Deshprabhu was
seen using his political position to prevent the police from
carrying out investigation.
A radio-taped
conversation, available with CNN-IBN, shows just how blatantly
police are influenced into inaction by those in power. An excerpt
from the conversation that took place between Deshprabhu and the
local Police Control Room may be found at:
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/goa-mla-flouts-law-at-night-party/35930-3.html
Rave
Party at beach
See how much the
difference between ‘Kathani aur Karni’.
Deputy Chief
Minister and Tourism Minister Wilfred de Souza on Friday warned the
organisers of such parties and police officials in these areas of
action if rave parties continue in the area. Being big money
spinners, the parties reportedly get patronage from various
authorities, including village panchayats and local politicians;
lament some villagers who did not want to be named.
Emphasizing the
need to take steps to check rave parties, Mr. de Souza said that he
has discussed the matter with Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane, who
holds the Home portfolio. He said police personnel turning a blind
eye to such happenings will be transferred. People in the coastal
belt have been asked to be watchful about rave parties, and report
it to the police, he added.
As reported by
the BBC News: “The atmosphere is electric. A Russian belly dancer
shakes her body on one end of the floor. On the other, a Caribbean
band sings effortlessly.
“Between them are
men and women from various parts of India and beyond, enjoying a
gambling night out.
Gift of Hippie
culture
The party culture
and nightlife has been gifted to Goa by the Hippies, who came to
India in 1960s. They found the beaches of Goa perfect enough to
party and enjoy all night long.
The Rave parties
are gaining more and more popularity every passing year. Earlier
Rave parties meant Loud music, Boozing, and Addictive Drugs abuse.
The hippies had a kind of life style which required alcohol, drugs
and other illegal consumable items. Slowly the craze of these kinds
of parties started building up in the youths and the visitors of Goa
. Though ther is regulatory norms and these have been declared
illegal by law. The Rave parties of Goa are also referred as Trance
parties.
Starting in the
1980s Nigerians and Kenyan tourists found the beaches a save haven
for drug trade.
In the early 90s
Israeli backpackers and soldiers successfully entered the cartel and
started the trend of Rave Parties in close-door venues to find quick
sellers.
In 2002 Russian
drug lords made their entry and operate in the north of Goa and the
Israelis operate in the south.
The drugs have
begun making their way back and forth between Goa and cities like
Mumbai and Pune.
Last week
Narcotics Control Bureau arrested two drug runners with heroin worth
Rs 15 crore. The runners had picked up the consignment from Pune and
were going to deliver it to the infamous Goan drug dealer Charles.
Police sources
say the heroin was meant to be sold at a nightclub.
Drug arrests are
few and far between in Goa because sources say the cartels have
strong connections in the police and panchayats.
But police files
have been able to form a broad picture about their operations.
Casino
Hot spot
“This is Goa ’s
own Las Vegas .
“ Goa is on the
road to becoming the casino capital of South Asia , trying to take
advantage of the uncertain political climate in the present casino
hub, Kathmandu in Nepal .
“The government’s
proposed new casinos are an attempt to attract high-end tourists. “
Goa ’s existing casinos (five inside five-star hotels) are believed
to have added to the foreign tourist traffic, which has gone up to
over 320,000 a year, an increase of 20% over the last two years…”
Corruption
The Goa , as a
matter of policy, does not encourages or Facilitates illicit
production or distribution of drugs or other Restrict
substances. However, recurrent reports confirm involvement of
narcotics production and trafficking in the protection of some
political leaders.