Having nostalgic memories of Goa’s famed Souza Lobo restaurant at Calangute, I was curious to know what exactly had transpired there on the night of 28th December.
Contrary to the much publicized account that it was an attack on Souza Lobo restaurant due to business rivalry, it has now transpired that it was a brawl between the staff of two dance bars, a continuation of the fight they had the previous day over some petty argument.
It is very disheartening to learn that a portion of the Souza Lobo restaurant has been leased out to be run as a dance bar. All these dance bars are de-facto brothels and an eyesore to Calangute which was once acclaimed as Queen of beaches.
It would be proper if the owners of Souza Lobo can do away with that dance bar and restore it to the full-fledged famed restaurant, known for its authentic Goan food and music which we all enjoyed for decades.
Dance bars have never been part of our tourism and must be done away with as Goa has much more to offer to the tourists. In recent years the number of quality tourists has dwindled as our state has become an unsafe destination with its infrastructure also in shambles.
Let us hope our DGP will get to the bottom of what and why the events of the night of December 28th transpired there, as Goa and the world should know the true facts and not a distorted version. We are also entitled to be liberated from the curse and evil of these Dance Bars. We all need to remember that playing with fire carries the risk of burns.
