Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik on Tuesday said commencement of trains from Patna would increase the number of beggars in the state.
“Mostly all the beggars are from other states and train scheduled from Patna to Goa will create the problem,” Naik said participating in the discussion during the ongoing State Legislative Assembly session.
The figures tabled in the house has revealed that annually more than 300 baggers are prosecuted by the state police under Beggars Act, most of them from the commercial town of Margao in south.
In 2005, 380 cases, in 2006, 430 cases and 2007, 395 cases were booked under this act.
The opposition benches participating in the session laid scathing attack on the home ministry for adopting lethargic attitude towards getting rid of the beggars, which are causing nuisance for the tourists and locals alike.
Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar said that the number of beggars are increasing in the capital city of Panaji and police are reluctant to arrest them. Courtesy: TOI
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