02/04/2015 … Criticizing the state government decision of holding the goa state film festivals during holy week of lent Four mla’s from the state legislative assembly have asked the state bjp led government to postponed the festival to a later date and not to harm the religious sentiments of Christian community …
Addressing media independent mla’s vijai sardessai and rohan khaunte said that it was wrong on the part of the state government to hold film festival during such a holy week specially when 27% of goan minority was mourning during the hold week
Congress mla reginaldo lourenco said alleged that the state government had deliberately kept the film festival during the holy week
Meanwhile calangute mla Michael lobo said that he had also informed his chief minister asking for a change in date of the film