Mapusa chairperson assures to take up the grievance with police
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MAPUSA
Stating that sex workers were roaming freely in the famed Mapusa market, the Mapusa Merchants Association (MMA) on Wednesday requested the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) to take immediate steps to stop the menace which brought bad name to the market.
MMA President Ashish Shirodkar also said senior citizens faced untold hardshipS due to the stumpy metallic barricades fixed at various points in the market.
“Prostitution activity has increased in the market. Women are soliciting customers in broad daylight, thereby tarnishing the image of the world famous market,” said Shirodkar.
He said the names of certain shops in the market were being used by the women of low morals as landmark which put the shop owners into inconvenience.
The MMA president along with some other members met MMC Chairperson Ryan Braganza and placed their grievances before him.
MMC Vice Chairperson Marlene D’Souza, Mapusa Market Committee Chairman Sushant Harmalkar and councillor Rajsingh Rane was also present at the meeting.
Raising the issue of the low metallic barricades placed at various points in the market, Shirodkar said women and senior citizens were most inconvenienced because of the barricades as they found difficulty to put their legs across them.
“On several occasions, people tripped and fell because of these barricades. Something has to be done about these barricades,” he said.
He also disclosed that vendors used the opportunity to set up stalls next to the barricades thereby making it difficult for customers to enter.
Braganza assured the merchants to take up the matter of prostitution with the police for immediate action.
He also informed that the purpose to install the stumpy metallic barricades was to avoid the two-wheelers from entering the market.
The chairperson also proposed to have a joint meeting of a delegation of Mapusa merchants along with councillors and civic officials on March 19 to resolve all the market-related issues.
