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Russian, Israeli tourists more of menace to Goa: Faleiro
Wednesday August 15, 2012 01:14:24 AM,
IANS
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Panaji: Tourists from Russia and Israel to India
cause more menace than benefit to the tourism scenario in Goa, a
former union minister of state for external affairs said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Congressman Eduardo
Faleiro said that the Goa government should probe Russians settled
in Goa to see if they have mafia links, as well as check the
"enormous damage" caused to Goa's social-cultural fabric by
Israeli tourists.
"Russians have large properties in the coastal belt, some in
benami names. There are cases of human trafficking as well as
other anti-social activities they indulge in. The government
should probe all this," Faleiro said.
Faleiro's comments come within a week after Russian Consul General
Alexey Novikov denied the presence of Russian mafia in Goa,
calling it an "absolute lie".
"You cannot term them as members of a mafia. There are bad people
in every community," Novikov said Friday.
Faleiro also trained his guns on young Israeli tourists, several
thousand of whom holiday in Goa, after a compulsory stint in
Israel's armed forces.
"There is abundant evidence that Israeli tourists cause enormous
damage to the social and cultural fabric of our state. They do not
contribute to the Goan economy. They want to derive maximum
benefit from minimum expenditure," Faleiro said.
The Church in Goa in the past has also lashed out against the
Israeli tourists holidaying in Goa. A church authorised survey on
Israeli tourists, conducted by Catholic priests-in-waiting, has
even gone to the extent of describing young Israelis holidayers as
a "nuisance", who indulge in drugs, alcohol and swap partners.
Over 1.33 lakh Russian tourists visited Goa in 2011, marking a 200
per cent rise in arrivals as compared to the preceding year.
Several thousand Israelis visit Goa annually. The western Indian
beach destination is a part of the Goa, Pushkar in Rajasthan and
Manali (Himachal Pradesh) tourism circuit popular amongst
foreigners.
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