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Act against bouncers filming villagers

The controversial Bhutani housing project which is proposed to come up on a hill in Sancoale village has faced strong protest from the locals and Goans from across the state. It is observed that the Bhutani Infra Company has posted bouncers at the entrance of the project site not allowing people to enter the forest area. The locals have alleged that these bouncers also roam on the streets of the village video filming the villagers, including the women, even at night. This is highly objectionable and amounts to stalking the women folk of the village. The police need to look into the matter and take necessary action. Be that as it may, bouncers are primarily employed to monitor night-clubs, bars, casinos or venues in order to detect, report and correct any condition inside or outside the club which could lead to injuries of patrons or staff or to damage of the club or its equipment. They should not have a free hand and hit people on flimsy grounds and definitely they do not have any right to video film on their mobile local women, especially after dusk. 




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We must seek responsibility, accountability from govt

JOHN ERIC GOMES, Porvorim
Published Sep 30, 2024, 8:46 PM IST
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We are a democracy of, by and for some people if we cannot demand accountability. We are responsible if the politician-bureaucrat-criminal nexus operates with impunity. There are so many pothole deaths, people falling into manholes, accidents, flooding due to blocked drainages, criminal activities like land grab, etc and no authority can be held accountable and punished. At the most some compensation is paid. Robberies, crimes, gangs from other states operate freely. In our…

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