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The Link: http://blogs.expressindia.com/showblogdetails.php?contentid=289152 Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad Goa, Today 27-03-2008 Dr. Vitull K. Gupta MD Recent incidents of murders, sex crimes and increasing menace of drugs has really exposed the tourisms' darker side Goa is facing today ripping open the cultural conflicts. I feel Goa is being run over by drugs, sex and crime with active connivance of corrupt politico- bureaucratic system and law enforcing agencies which in fact is turning the whole nation in to a great sex, drug and crime hub. As human rights activist I have watched progressive deterioration of governance affecting over all law and order situation in the country. In India increasing criminalization of politics, corruption and apathy is leading to more lawlessness spreading all around and affecting all spheres of society what to talk about tourists. It is the poor and average citizen including the national or international tourists that emerges bruised and bears the maximum brunt of the collapsing system and poor and inefficient governance. Undercurrent of extreme violence in criminal minds is making them time bombs ready to explode even without any provocation and lack of fear of law adds fuel to the fire. Until fear of law is instilled among the criminals and anti social element tourists or otherwise, making them realize that they can not purchase or escape law, nothing is going to change. The safety of tourists both domestic and international is vital but I feel it is inextricably linked with the abysmal state of our law and order situation and cannot be tackled in isolation.
