In Margao, the advertisement urging registration for pre-sale tickets is on Sunburn Festival’s Official Verified X handle. Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao questioned whether Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant would dare to file an FIR against the organizers for issuing advertisements without Government of Goa approval, or if he is complicit in collusion.
“After transforming North Goa into a hub of drugs and crime, the BJP Government under Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte is now targeting South Goa,” said Yuri Alemao. “This move is yet another attempt to seek retribution for their defeat in the Lok Sabha elections by permitting the Sunburn Festival in South Goa in 2024.”
Yuri Alemao charged that it’s evident the BJP Government is aligned with the Sunburn organizers. He criticized the government for not taking any action against the advertisement issued by the Sunburn Festival to host the event in South Goa.
“The BJP has eroded Goan culture and heritage by promoting events like Sunburn,” Alemao continued. “It’s widely known that deaths have occurred in the past among attendees of the festival, yet the government has consistently covered up the facts.”
Yuri Alemao asserted, “Sunburn should not be granted permission to host its event anywhere in Goa. We will not allow it in South Goa and will oppose it in North Goa as well. This festival has caused enough harm, and it’s time to permanently halt it.'”