Goa CM Says International Film Festival To Be Held As Per Schedule, Congress Opposes

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) would be held in the state in November this year as per schedule.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
says the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will
be held in the state in November as per schedule

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 13, 2020

IFFI is held annually in the coastal state between November 20 and 28. The state will be hosting IFFI 2020 as per schedule in the last week of November, Sawant told reporters on Wednesday.

The opposition Congress, however, said it is not advisable to host IFFI in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and urged the state government to reconsider its decision.

Role of @GovtofGoa is now reduced to Travel and Hospitality agent of @IFFIGoa. I demand @goacm must reconsider its decision on hosting of #IFFI2020,” Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Digambar Kamat tweeted.

Role of @GovtofGoa is now reduced to Travel & Hospitality agent of @IFFIGoa. I demand @goacm must reconsider its decision on hosting of #IFFI2020. Release White Paper with expenditure incurred on IFFI & benefits received by local Film Fraternity & Tourism Sector from the Festival

— Digambar Kamat (@digambarkamat) August 13, 2020

He also demanded a white paper from the government on the expenditure incurred on IFFI, and benefits received by the local film fraternity and tourism sector from the festival.

The festival is organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals in association with the state government”s Entertainment Society of Goa. PTI RPS GK GK