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SC conference on Good Friday unfortunate: Congress MP
Panaji, April 2
The Supreme Court should not
have organised a judicial conference on Good Friday, which is a solemn
occasion for Christians, Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Goa Shantaram Naik
said on Thursday.
Naik also asked if the apex court would have
attempted to organise such an event on Diwali. The state's lone Rajya
Sabha MP was speaking to reporters at the Congress state headquarters in
Panaji.
"It is unfortunate that a three-day judicial conference
has been scheduled by the Supreme Court beginning on Good Friday, which
is a spiritual day for Christians. Will the court organise a similar
conference beginning on Diwali?" Naik asked.
The conference, an
annual meeting of all chief justices of high courts and the apex court,
is scheduled to be inaugurated by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu on Friday.
"The
highest court of the land should be sensitive to minorities living in
the country," Naik said, condemning the state government's decision to
inaugurate the Goa Film Festival, a three-day event on Good Friday.