Having nostalgic memories of Goa’s famed Souza Lobo restaurant at Calangute, I was curious to know what exactly had transpired there on the night of December 28. Contrary to the much publicized account that it was an attack on Souza Lobo restaurant due to business rivalry, it now reveals that it was a brawl between staff of two dance bars, a continuation of the fight they had the previous day over some petty argument. It was very disheartening to now know that one portion of the Souza Lobo restaurant has been leased out to run as a dance bar. All these dance bars are de-facto brothels and an eyesore to Calangute which was once acclaimed as Queen of beaches.
It would be nice if the owners of Souza Lobo can do away with that dance bar and restore it as a full-fledged famed restaurant, known for its authentic Goan food and music which we all enjoyed for decades. Dance bars have never been part of our tourism and must be done away with as Goa has much more to offer to the tourists. Let us hope our DGP will get to the bottom of what exactly happened at Calangute on the night of December 28 as Goa should know the true facts and not a distorted version. We are also entitled to be liberated from the curse and evil of these dance bars.
