MARGAO
Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has batted for the development of Aguada jail to promote tourism, saying those who are opposing the plan are just opposing for the sake of it.
Asserting that the Aguada jail will be promoted as a tourist destination under the centrally-sponsored Swadesh Darshan Scheme, the Tourism Minister said ownership of the jail will remain with the government even if its maintenance and operation are handed over to a private party.
“Aguada jail has a rich history in the pre-Liberation era. Freedom fighters, who were fighting for freedom were incarcerated in the jail. We want the history of Goa’s Liberation and the sacrifices made by the freedom fighters shown in the jail. There are some people who have created unnecessary row by saying the government is out to sell the jail,” he said.
