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PERNEM: Pernem MLA Pravin Arlekar and AAP President Advocate Amit Palekar have objected to the decision just hours after the Sunburn organizers formally selected Dhargalim as the new location for the electronic dance music festival.
Palekar demanded that the state government make a statement on whether Sunburn has been granted permission to host the festival at Dhargali, Pernem.
“While all opposition leaders are made party to a Suit Filed by Sunburn Festival in Mumbai before the High Court and due to injunction currently operational they are not allowed to speak,,” said Palekar
Palekar said that with open arms, the BJP and Chief Minister gave back door entry to them when villages after villages people of Goa have opposed the Festival.
“Probably Butter matters more than votes and people’s sentiments to the Government today,” he added
On the other hand Pernem MLA Pravin Arlekar declared that he would not permit the gathering to take place in Dhargalim.
“Such incidents in Pernem are not what we desire. “This is not a part of our culture,” he stated, recommending that instead of Pernem, it be hosted at its former locations in Candolim, Vagator, or Mandrem.
Sunburn organizers announced on Instagram Tuesday night that Dhargalim, Pernem, would be the new location for the festival, which was originally planned for December 28–30. The location is close to the Mopa Link flyover bridge and Ayush Ayurveda Hospital.
The festival is scheduled to run from 2 pm to 10 pm every day, and tickets start at Rs 3,500 per person. The event’s organizers have clarified that government approval is still pending.
The event is subject to government authorization, according to organizers on a booking website amid the ongoing mystery about the venue. Numerous locations have voted against permitting this EDM, including Quitol, Candolim, Camurlim, Varca, Verna, Chicalim, Vasco, and Agonda.
An official from the tourism department stated, “We have received an application from the organizers, and they have also submitted the permission for the use of land for organizing the festival.”
Rohan Khaunte, the minister of tourism, had previously stated that Sunburn organizers would not be granted permission to hold the event until they had located the land and obtained a no objection certificate (NOC).
According to the official, “the application may be processed within the next two days.”
