PANJIM: The government has moved a file to Law Department for its opinion on issuing notices to the off-shore casinos, which are operating sans trading licences in River Mandovi. Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava said that the government has asked the Law Department for its opinion on whether the operators could be asked to shut down for plying without licence.
The opposition BJP has demanded that the government act against these casinos by December 19, failing which they will start an agitation. The Chief Secretary was however non-committal on exactly when the notices would be served. “Let the file come back from the Law Department than we will see,” he said. Meanwhile, Minister for Ports Nilkanth Halarnkar said that his department will seek an inquiry as to why the ships are operating in Mandovi without trading licences.
“We have given them (operators) three months time to get the required licences as you all know the court has just vacated the stay and we feel they must also get some time,” he said. However, he said, while his department has no issues with the ships anchored in Mandovi, “surely we would ask for inquiry why are they operating sans licences.” (HDD)
Is the Government taking opinion on how to loot these Casinos and put dust in the eyes of the public? What Opinion? Opinion whether to shut eyes or play deaf?
ReplyDeleteSurely there must have been Laws and conditions in Law drawn up before Casino Licences were issued.
ReplyDeleteWhy seek advice now?Bizzare.
I guess in due course when a Murder is committed a legal opinion will be requested from the Law, it wll then be formulated and then executed.It will not be applied by any current laws.
Is this not a mockery of the judicial system.
It is obvious that all the 40 Goa MLA`s have finiancial interests in the Casinos.