Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said temples and churches in the state will not be covered under the law prohibiting loud music after 10 pm.
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On Tuesday, the opposition Goa Forward Party (GFP) demanded that Christmas and other traditional festivals be exempted from sound restrictions.
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GFP president Vijai Sardesai had in a tweet said the Sawant government "must stop equating Goan social and cultural events with rave parties, and exempt them from the sound ban forthwith".
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Sawant told reporters on Tuesday evening that temples and churches in the state would not be affected by the Noise Pollution Act.?
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“The environment minister (Nilesh Cabral) has already made it clear that temples and churches will not be affected by the Act related to noise pollution,” the chief minister said.?