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Anti-conversion law is just not needed in State

A handful of fanatics belonging to some Hindu outfits have reportedly submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant recently and have demanded to bring in a strict anti-conversion law in the state to henceforth stop their own community from converting to Christianity and to somehow start harassing Christians by blaming them for indulging in illegal conversion activities. Well, these same individuals find nothing wrong when they see their own people living below poverty line, starving or sitting idle due to non-availability of jobs in the state. Hey, our Indian Constitution clearly gives our citizens a fundamental birth right to practice, propagate and to choose the religion of one's own free choice.  I therefore feel that these most confused individuals should tell CM Sawant to immediately pass a strict law in the upcoming monsoon session of the Goa legislative Assembly to remove all the casino ships from the Mandovi river, to stop the real-estate lobby from henceforth constructing their huge concrete structures in our agricultural lands, to stop all outsiders from illegally running their dance bars, massage parlours promoting prostitution, etc.





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Who gains from Illegal massage parlours?

R FERNANDES, Margao
Published Jun 6, 2022, 7:20 PM IST
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The Chief Minister directed that from June 6, the police will crack down on illegal massage parlours and that the police inspector will be held responsible in case any such illegal parlour operates. Why only now? Reports already showed that illegal massage parlours are more than the legal ones. This knee jerk reaction stems from the recent case wherein some 11 tourists were beaten up and photographed at a massage parlour. Locals have been complaining for years to no avail.…

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