BJP Govt, to promote exposition of St Francis Xavier. Is it another sign to show extra concern to the minority community? It is an annual religious event for over the centuries the catholic and faithful need no publicity blitz The exposition of the sacred remains once in every ten years attracts unusual local and International participation of all religious denominations for whom it is sacred and of deep religious belief . It is not an event for entertainment to attract, curious tourists .In fact the Govt, by simultaneously holding IFFI in spite of requests, the fun filled amusement with gay abandoned, dilutes the piety and seriousness of this feast
What the Govt needs to do is to provide world class sanitation facilities, effective transport management, drinking water, police protection and security and medical emergency, first aid with more seriousness to thousands of faithful, who congregate at the venue The Church authorities, have place to spare in the vicinity, which could be built to provide much needed accommodation for the faithful from far and wide, who sweat it out for the novenas The sanitation facilities are woefully in adequate and unhygienic and such site is repugnant to western tourists. The whole of Goa appears to be garbage bin, which is a disgusting and filthy, uninviting welcome Much has been done but more needs to be done to for Goa to remain a first priority destination beckoning tourists Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
