03 July 2014 | 01:02

Indian minister calls for Goa beach bikini ban

viewings icon comments icon

ПОДЕЛИТЬСЯ

whatsapp button telegram button facebook button
©Reuters/Daniele La Monaca ©Reuters/Daniele La Monaca

A minister in India's resort state of Goa has drawn ridicule by saying women in bikinis should be banned from beaches and girls in short dresses should not visit pubs, AFP reports.

whatsapp button telegram button facebook button copyLink button
Иконка комментария блок соц сети

A minister in India's resort state of Goa has drawn ridicule by saying women in bikinis should be banned from beaches and girls in short dresses should not visit pubs, AFP reports.

Sudin Dhavalikar, the state's public works department minister, told reporters on Tuesday that bikini wearing "can attract problems like molestations" which police find out about too late to deal with.

"I feel that wearing bikinis should be banned on the beaches," he said.

"We should not allow such types of people to enter public places."

Dhavalikar, a member of the local Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party which is an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had early sparked criticism for saying girls going to pubs in short dresses did not fit in with local culture.

"What will happen to our Goan culture, if we allow this? The scantily-dressed girls visiting pubs project wrong culture and this should be stopped," he said.

Members of the rival Congress party in Goa responded by sending a pink skirt to Dhavalikar, saying they would not tolerate "moral policing".

Goa's long sandy beaches have been a haven for tourists for decades, but the state has cracked down on its nightlife over the past few years after a series of high-profile crimes including the rape and murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling in 2008.

The state last year rejected a proposal for India's first Playboy club on one of its beaches and announced a ban on dance bars.

Читайте также
Join Telegram Последние новости
Which countries have banned TikTok
New Chinese center to open in Astana
Stadium caught fire in Petropavlovsk
Лого TengriNews мобильная Лого TengriLife мобильная Лого TengriSport мобильная Лого TengriAuto мобильная Иконка меню мобильная
Иконка закрытия мобильного меню
Открыть TengriNews Открыть TengriLife Открыть TengriSport Открыть TengriAuto Открыть TengriTravel Открыть TengriEdu Открыть TengriGuide

Exchange Rates

 527.07  course up  543.61  course up  5.22  course up

 

Weather

 

Редакция Advertising
Социальные сети
Иконка Instagram footer Иконка Telegram footer Иконка Vkontakte footer Иконка Facebook footer Иконка Twitter footer Иконка Youtube footer Иконка TikTok footer Иконка WhatsApp footer