panaji the state government must try and relax rules and permit shacks to play music and organise parties beyond 10pm if it wants to attract tourists and compete with other international holiday destinations said former bjp minister dayanand mandrekarmandrekar the former siolim mla led a delegation of shack operators and restaurateurs to meet chief minister pramod sawant to seek the governments intervention om mondayinternational tourists want to just relax and sit so some leeway has to be given so that shacks can continue to operate and play music beyond 10pm he saidhe pointed out that goa police often conduct surprise checks at restaurants and shacks along the coastal belt forcing outlets to shut down at 10pm recently siolim mla vinod paliencar said that drug trafficking and sale was rampant in his constituency the goa forward party mla said that using permissions to play music allnight rave parties were being held where drugs were also soldif there is any tourist caught with drugs go ahead and book them arrest them but dont stop the music we must look at goas economy also said mandrekarthe former mla said that after the closure of mining tourism is a major source of revenue and employment for the state he told reporters that the delegation requested sawant to relax the rules for playing loud music the cm has assured us that he will study the matter and come up with a solution said mandrekarrelaxing sound norms and encouraging nightlife is important if goa wants to attract tourists who also have thailand sri lanka bali and malaysia to consider as holiday destinations paliencar had demanded that the state government investigate recent approvals given for late night music partiesif there is any tourist caught with drugs go ahead and book them arrest them but dont stop the music we must look at goas economy also