Gor Banjara Samaj descends at Benaulim, defends ‘migrant’

the goan I network

MARGAO

Office bearers of the Gor Banjara Samaj on Tuesday descended at  Benaulim to find out the issue between local tourist taxi operators and a  Laamani who had ventured into tourist taxi business, even as most of  the stalls and shops operated by the migrants in Benaulim remained shut  for the second day on Tuesday.

Ganesh Laamani, who is a general secretary  of the Gor Banjara Samaj, who came down to Benaulim on Tuesday, met  Vasu Laamani, who had ventured into the tourist taxi business at  Benaulim, evoking strong protests from the local tourist taxi operators.

Ganesh  Laamani, Vasu and others are believed to have later approached the  Colva police station in connection with the matter. The samaj is  believed to have taken the stand that Vasu has been staying in the  village with his family for a long time now. 

Meanwhile, the stalls  operated by the migrants along the Benaulim beach road remained shut  after they were closed by the irate tourist taxi operators in protest  over the entry of the migrant into the tourist taxi business.

The  tourist taxi operators have shut down the stalls ostensibly to bring  pressure on the migrants operating the stalls to persuade Vasu to  withdraw from plying his tourist taxi in the village.

Local tourist  taxi operators claim that the tourist taxi operations is the only business  that is being left with the Goan youth and that the migrants should not  venture into the traditional business of the locals.

Meanwhile, all  eyes are focused on the special gram sabha meeting of the Benaulim  panchayat scheduled on Wednesday on the occasion of Goa Liberation Day.  Sources said that the issue over migrants venturing into the traditional  tourist taxi business may be raised at the special gram sabha on  Wednesday.