MARGAO
Former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar on Thursday has hit out at the BJP-led State government claiming that, it has always created obstacles for the minorities’ religious festivals in Goa.
He was reacting to the new notification on sound permission only till 12 midnight by withdrawing earlier notifications which allowed timings till 6 am during Christmas festivities.
Chodankar said this is not the first time that the BJP government has created such problems and recalled the withdrawal of the public holiday of Good Friday and St Francis Xavier feast in the past.
He said the High Court was very well aware of religious festivities during the Christmas season and never objected to earlier notification allowing sound permission till 6 am which was in force when the High Court order was passed.
“I do not understand what compelled the State government to withdraw the earlier notification. Did Nagpur give directions to the State government to issue such disturbing notification?” questioned Chodankar.
