PANAJI: Even before the controversy arising out of an “insensitive” remark by Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant about gangrape of minor girls died down, art and culture minister Govind Gaude stoked a fresh one on Friday when he said it was practically not feasible to “post a security or a policeman for the safety of every girl in the state”.
Coming out strongly in support of Sawant’s statement that the parents should be held responsible and why the girls had gone out late at night, Gaude said: “When such incidents happen, it is the parents who suffer the most. The problem is if you post a cop after every girl, imagine how many policemen will we require? The government is not running away from its responsibility, it is there with the people.”
On Wednesday, while briefing the assembly about the progress of made in the investigation in about Sawant had said “When 14-year-olds stay on the beach the whole night, the parents need to introspect. Just because children don’t listen, we cannot put the responsibility on the government and police.”
Defending his chief minister, Gaude had said: “The CM has made his stand clear, and being a parent, he said the parents should know where their children are, especially if they are minors. If they have taken permission before going out and whether they are staying at somebody's place.”
