"North Indian Tourists Want To Create A Haryana In Goa": Minister
Goa Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai on Friday said a majority of Indians visiting Goa are the "scum of the earth" and "north Indian tourists want to create a Haryana in Goa". The minister gave the statement while speaking at the Goa Biz Fest organized at a resort near Panaji. It was difficult for a state that was "superior" to the rest of India vis-a-vis most social indices to control "irresponsible tourists" coming from other states, the minister added. "Your Chief Minister is pushing to increase tourists coming into Goa. Today, we receive tourists who are almost six times the state's population. Those tourists are not the top-end tourists. They are also the scum of the earth," Mr. Sardesai said. "Are they responsible? Are they conscious? They are not. If You compare Goans to the rest of India, we are very high in per capita income, social and political consciousness, health parameters, and many other parameters. So, we are much superior to people who are coming in. Those people -- how will you control?" the Minister added. "We are dependent on north Indians and this is what they do. They are not bothered about Goa. They will like to recreate a Haryana in Goa," Mr. Sardesai said. -PTC News
