Calangute: Calangute police on Sunday evening stopped an All Goa Krishna Vijay Utsav, which was to be held at Shree Sidhivinayak Temple, Candolim, after the organisers of the event reportedly failed to obtain the necessary permissions.Several large floats, which had come to participate in the event were left stranded when two bus-loads of police arrived at the venue and stopped the event which was to start at 8pm with a float parade.Calangute PI Laxi Amonkar said as the event was to be held on the Candolim-Nerul road, the organisers were told to take written permission from the North Goa collector, which they failed to do. “As they do not have the necessary permissions, we stopped them from holding the event,” he said.The organisers, Vaddy Tigers Candolim, condemned the action, pointing out that a large number of Narkasur celebrations with loud music were allowed to blast music till 7am on Sunday in the coastal belt, with the police turning a blind eye. The event was to “come together to celebrate our Goan culture and the divine spirit of Lord Krishna,” they said.
