Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today assured the citizens that his government will not allow dance bars in the state and will weed out drugs and prostitution from the tourist destination.        

Addressing the state level function after hoisting the tricolour at Old Secretariat in Panaji on the occasion of Independence Day, Parrikar said the state government has vowed to flush out prostitution and drugs which is spoiling the name of state in the guise of tourism.        

"We will not allow dance bars in Goa," Parrikar said, apparently referring to the controversy around the statement by BJP spokesman Wilfred Mesquita who had said that there is nothing wrong in having dance bars.        

Admitting that the state government faced difficulties in revenue generation due to shut down of mining business following the Supreme Court order, the Chief Minister said that despite the mining ban, the government has taken enough care of the developmental projects and schemes for the people.