Goa’s newly appointed Governor Mridula Sinha promised to study the problems of alcohol and gambling addiction in the State that is famous for its casinos and cheap liquor.
Speaking to reporters immediately after being sworn in at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan the Governor’s residence, located in what was once a fort at Dona Paula, Sinha said being a woman her concern would be the poor, women, children and families.When asked about her thoughts on social issues in Goa like gambling and alcohol addiction, Sinha said, “I will study the problems”.
Cheap alcohol and gambling, both in the dozen odd casinos operating in the State which allows for gambling, as well as other illegal forms of gambling according to civil society groups are a cause for social concern. Women’s groups have long been persuading the Government against the ‘twin evils’ which they say are ruining families in Goa.Sinha also said that she was working on the biography of Mandodari, the wife of mythological king of lanka Ravana.
Sinha, a noted litterateur and social worker was appointed Governor of Goa by the Central Home Ministry after the State saw two interim Governors in the months following the resignation of BV Wanchoo after sustained pressure from the BJP.