The All Goa Liquor Traders Association (AGLTA) has urged the Goa Police to take stringent measures against public drinking, which they claim tarnishes the State's image and creates law and order issues. It has also urged the police to take strict action against individuals and tourists engaging in public drinking as many bars in Goa have now converted into wine stores and are allowing people to stand and drink outside their premises. Well, I fully agree with the above demands. But at the same time, I feel that the police need to also act on other malpractices as well in Goa. Because today, one can see the owners of so many small bars/wine stores practically opening their restaurants/stores illegally as early as 7 am in the morning itself and selling liquor for a whole day for all the visiting domestic tourists, customers & thereby making things more worse for the general public in most parts of Goa. The All Goa Liquor Traders Association should therefore take a very serious note of the matter and urge the police to take a strict action against such irresponsible people as well who are found illegally selling/serving liquor for customers at their premises without following any proper time schedule or guidelines and then dream of saving the State's image and tackling the law and order problem in Goa in future.
