The mask is one of the five must-do things to arrest the spread of Covid-19. The mask rule is also the most violated. Therefore, one must award those who religiously wear a mask. The government is unable to get tourists to wear masks and has asked the Goa police to enforce the rule. Even the police are unable to ensure this. Yet, on Christmas eve, they were ‘diligently’ asking Mass goers to wear masks. The former stooped to undemocratic means to harass unarmed youth sitting in protest, going to the extent of removing their name badges - is this legal, arresting citizens by showing no identification that they are police officers. The same police treat sword-wielding goons with unlicensed swords with kid gloves. During the lockdown, we saw these stalwarts mercilessly beating some citizens who moved out during the lockdown. Now, hordes of tourists go to rave parties, clubs, beaches etc without wearing masks or maintaining social distance.
