Goemkarponn desk
CANACONA: Submitting memorandums to Chief Secretary and District Magistrates of North and South, Congress leader Janardhan Bhandari has demanded not to grant permission to Sunburn EDM Festival anywhere in Goa due to its past violations of government guidelines, drug nuisance, noise/air pollution and deaths of EDM participants.
GPCC Ex-General Secretary Janardhan Bhandari on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Secretary Government of Goa and the Collector & D.M.-North Goa District Dr Sneha Gitte, Collector & D.M.-South Goa District Asvin Chandru A in person, besides other government departments strongly demanding not to grant permission to SUNBURN EDM festival anywhere in Goa due to its controversial past of violation of government directions/permissions, drug nuisance, noise/air pollution & death of EDM participants.
‘We have also enclosed copies of the old memorandum submitted against SUNBURN EDM festivals along with this representation to highlight that Congress, Youth Congress, Mahila Congress are fighting against this EDM menace relentlessly’, Bhandari informed.
Incidentally, Congress leaders highlighted various deaths that occurred due to allege drug overdose at the EDM Festival site in 2009 (Neha Bahuguna), 2014 (Isha Mantry) and 2019 (Sai Prasad, Venkat Satyanarayana and Sandeep Kotta). In 2013, ANC arrested one Saurabh Agarwal (a resident of Raipur) inside the EDM venue for possessing charas and during that raid, some more people were also seen consuming drugs at the venue. In 2013, the Calangute Police arrested 5 people with drugs at another EDM festival site which created suspicion that drugs are a major draw at these EDM festivals.
Bhandari cited some High Court observations on breach of permission and noise pollution rules at the Sunburn festival in the year 2022, besides the traffic congestions on roads resulting in chaos and altercations among commuters/vehicle drivers, giving rise to serious issues on Law and Order, Crimes and thefts taking place at the EDM venues, and the tremendous pressure and burden of Sunburn put on police force, especially during peak tourist season.
Also, stated in the memorandum that the sunburn organizes had levelled serious allegations of bribes against the Government of Goa for granting permission to EDM, which had compelled the then Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar to warn the EDM organizers either to prove bribes allegation or tender apology.
SUNBURN EDM festival is also opposed in Pune, Maharashtra for promoting nudity, obscenity, alcohol and drugs. Due to the strong resentment of the local people of Maharashtra, SUNBURN EDM festival was forced to change the venue of the festival twice during a brief period of 3 years in Pune, Bhandari’s memorandum states.
‘We demand not to sanction permission to SUNBURN EDM festival anywhere in Goa due to its controversial past of violation of govt. Permissions, drug nuisance, noise/air pollution, death of EDM participants, traffic congestion, law & order situation’, ending the memorandum stating if at all the government still persists in allowing permission to SUNBURN in spite of all these controversies, Congress Party will not remain a mute spectator and will take every right step to stop such unwanted events from the Goa State.
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