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Tourist Taxi Operator's Strike in Goa a problem created by the BJP Government in bringing OLA Cabs in Goa unofficially. All of Goa\'s newspapers are replete with the story of the Tourist Taxi driver\'s strike and the chaos that has been created in Goa yesterday vis a vis tourists being having suffered terrible inconveniences. The government is responsible to bring about this situation as it has not done a thing to stabilize the \'taxi\' system in the the state whether tourist or otherwise, which includes motor cycle pilots who charge at will. It is surprising that OLA Cabs have been operating in Goa without any official nod. The need for stabilizing the Goa\'s Taxi-cabs was felt by GSRP a long time ago and therefore this aspect has been reflected in it\'s ROAD MAP FOR GOA released in 2005. If the BJP government, more specifically, Goa\'s IIT CM cannot come up with a brain-wave on how to settle this issue, then he should atleast copy GSRP\'s ideas from it\'s ROAD MAP on how to govern Goa effectively and implement them for the good of Goa and Goans. Needless to say that GSRP will be more than happy. Excerpts from GSRP\'s Road Map for Goa [XVII] TOURISM-NORMS-PROJECTS & DEVELOPMENT 1. Norms: No discriminatory sign boards or discriminatory advertisements shall be allowed by tour operators, hotels, restaurants, clubs, discothèques or any other business outlets catering to tourists in Goa. The tourist taxi system shall be thoroughly re-viewed in order to bring about universal hiring rates based on short/long distance coverage where the passenger shall record the milo-meter reading before the start of the journey. Waiting charges shall be well defined. No disputes over rates to be charged once fixed by he Government shall be entertained and violations shall be very severely dealt with even to the extent of de-classifying the license to operate as tourist taxi. Exploitation of tourists by locals, touts and tourist taxi-operators shall be brought under strict control through setting up of special code of conduct. The laws and rules governing the plying of tourist coaches for fixed and/or casual destinations shall be such that there shall be no ambiguity and or hindrance in its operations from any quarters once such licenses are obtained/granted by authorities. Camping sites shall be identified and developed with the required facilities for "recreational vehicles" [RVs]. Inland waterways shall be developed for tourism and tourism related activities. Hinterland tourism shall be given equal developmental status with coastal tourism development in the State. The role of the Archaeological Survey of India [ASI] shall be reviewed with respect to heritage sites and structures. The Antiquities and Art Treasure Act [1972] shall be sought to be suitably amended to include deterrents towards smuggling of antiques and treasured works of art and paintings. Foreign tourists shall be nominally taxed on entry to Goa, the proceeds of which shall go for refurbishing, renovation and/or maintenance of places and monuments of touristic interests. Harassment of visiting foreign tourists by lamanis with respect to selling of trinkets and/or begging shall stop. Persons on tourist visas shall not be allowed to engage in any business activities not compatible with the visa status. Tourism related crimes such as dealing in drugs, sexual crimes etc. shall be dealt with stringently. Interpol exchanges shall be augmented to detect foreign criminals vacationing and/or hiding in Goa. Police harassment of tourists shall cease with the dismantling of the tourist police. Innocent tourists shall be guaranteed help and assistance to safeguard their rights, their personal safety/modesty and their personal belongings. www.goasu-raj.org for Road Map download ---------------------------------------------------------------- PPS: PEOPLE FOR POLITICAL SANITY PS: If the people refuse to become politically \'SANE\', politics will remain dirty + more. ONLY DABOLIM - NAVY GET OUT WITH MOPA - SPECIAL STATUS FOR GOA IS ONLY A SHOUT VIVA GOA - VIVA GOEMKARS Amchem Goem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHvEkxLCmc --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
