The Goa Tourism Department has given permission for the `Electronic Dance Music’ (EDM) festival which will be held at Vagator in North Goa district on December 27-28The opposition Congress on Friday protested against the hosting of Sunburn EDM Festival in Goa amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Goa Tourism Department has given permission for the `Electronic Dance Music’ (EDM) festival which will be held at Vagator in North Goa district on December 27-28. Congress leaders staged a protest outside a hotel here where the organizers of the festival were to address a press conference. State Congress spokesperson Sankulp Amonkar demanded that the festival be canceled as it could become an infection hotspot. Harinder Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of Percept Live which organizes the Sunburn Festival, said measures would be taken to prevent the spread of the virus.

Source: The Hindu November 06, 2020 11:50 UTC