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BJP promoting alcohol during IFFI: Women's
group
Wednesday November 21, 2012 07:45:35 PM,
IANS
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Panaji: The BJP is
more keen on promoting alcohol than the Congress party in the
state, women's rights activists alleged here Wednesday,
criticising the ruling party's decision to allow more alcohol
vendors during the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Bailancho Saad, a leading women's rights group, would be
protesting the government's "spirited" move in close proximity of
the film festival venue Sunday, in defiance of a "no-assembly law"
laid down by the police.
"We thought the Congress government alone was supportive of the
sale of alcohol, but the BJP seems to love it even more. They have
even made alcohol available from 9 a.m. instead of 11 a.m., which
was the time set for earlier film festivals," Bailancho Saad
convenor Sabina Martins said.
Even the Children's Park near the festival venue has not been
spared from alcohol stalls, she said.
"Liquor outlets are in Children's Park (Mahaveer Park) where the
Kingfisher village is set up and an INOX courtyard, besides
outside art gallery and in the football stadium. At this rate,
alcohol would be available in the secretariat complex also,"
Martins said.
Martins also said that a representation had been made to the state
excise commissioner to cancel temporary liquor licenses.
"IFFI is a film festival, not an alcohol festival. Consumption of
alcohol is not a prerequisite to watching a movie. No other film
festival in India ensures supply of alcohol to viewers to enjoy
films," Martins said.
A spokesperson for the festival said the Directorate of Film
Festivals had no stake in the allotment of temporary licences for
alcohol vendors and that "it has been going on since the festival
moved to Goa in 2004. There is nothing unusual about this".
The 10-day film festival began Nov 20.
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