Panaji: A senior minister in the Manohar Parrikar-led BJP government in Goa has echoed controversial Sriram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik saying that the practice of young girls visiting pubs in short dresses is against local culture and should be stopped.
“The (practice of) young girls going to pubs in short dresses does not fit in our culture. What will happen to ourGoan culture, if we allow this?...The scantily dressed girls visiting pubs project wrong culture and this should be stopped,” said state PWD minister Sudin Dhavalikar.
The minister said, “Whatever Muthalik is saying is not wrong. He is not speaking against any religion. Everyone has a right to speak about his own religion.”
The Sri Ram Sene activists had attacked girls and men in a pub in Mangalore in 2009, claiming the women were violating traditional Indian values.
Mr Muthalik’s induction in BJP ahead of recent Lok Sabha elections was cancelled after a hue and cry.
