He has been warned of a strict action if such incidents repeat in future. The Church has officially expressed regrets over his ‘political sermon’.

The controversy had erupted with Fr Conceissao’s video going viral and BJP filing complaint before the Election Commission.

Besides appealing to the devotees not to vote for the BJP, he had also said that God punished Manohar Parrikar with death by cancer. South Goa Returning Officer Ajit Roy had conducted an inquiry into this.

Though Ajit Roy has declined to speak on the camera, he has released a press note, stating that Fr Conceissao has admitted that he has these statements and tendered his unconditional apology.

Roy says that the priest has been warned not to repeat this in future but to confine himself to priestly duties, failing which strict action will be taken as per law.

FR CONCEISSAO APOLOGISES

Admits making statements

Renders unconditional apology

Warned not to repeat it

Strong action as per law

Earlier, Church had summoned Fr Conceissao and cautioned him to refrain from making such statements.

The Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media has also expressed regrets for any pain or hurt these statements have caused. Church also made it clear that priests are advised not to mention any candidate or political party but to fulfil their duty to vote.

CHURCH REGRETS

Fr Conceissao summoned

Regrets any pain or hurt

Priests told not to mention party/candidate

Appeal to fulfil duty to vote

Meanwhile, Savera leader Tara Kerkar has fully supported Fr Conceissao. She says priests always tell people during the sermon whom to vote.

She also asked why Manohar Parrikar had met Archbishop in 2012 election seeking Church support. Watch her arguments.

परत अशे तरेचो राजकी शेर्मांव दिलो जाल्यार खर कारवाय करतले अशी शिटकावणी वेंचणूक आयोगान ताका दिल्या. चर्चिनय तेविशीं अधिकृतपणान दिलगिरी उक्तायल्या.

फादर कोसेसांवाच्या शेर्मांवाचो व्हिडियो सोशल मिडियाचेर व्हायरल जाल्लो. त्या उपरांत भाजपान ताच्या विरोधांत वेंचणूक आयोगा कडेन कागाळ केल्ली.

भाजपाक मतां दिव नाकात अशें सांगतनाच देवान ख्यास्त दिल्ल्यानच पर्रीकाराक कॅन्सरान मरण आयलें अशेंय ताणें शेर्मांवांत सांगिल्लें. दक्षिण गोंयचो निर्वाचन अधिकारी अजीत रॉयान तेविशींची चौकशी केल्ली.

अजीत रॉय हेविशीं कॅमेऱ्या फुड्यांत उलोवपाक न्हयकार दिलो, तरी हे घडणुके संबंदांत ताणें अधिकृत प्रसिद्धीपत्रक काडलां. तातूंत तो म्हणटा फादर कोसेसांवान आपली चूक मानून घेतल्या. ते खातीर ताणें माफीय मागल्या.

फुडाराक पर्थुन असले प्रकार घडचे न्हय हाची जतनाय घेवची. ना जाल्यार वेंचणूक आयोग खर कारवाय करतलो अशी ताका शिकटावणीय दिल्या अशें सांगिल्ल्याचें अजीत रॉयान म्हटलां.

चर्चिनय फादर कोंसेसावाक पर्थून अशी चूक करची न्हय हाची जतनाय घेवपाची शिटकावणी दिल्या. लोकांच्यो भावना दुखवल्ल्यान डायोसेसन केंद्रानय खेद उक्तायला.

चर्चींतल्या प्रिस्टान राजकी भाश्य करचें न्हय, खंच्याच पक्षाचो वा पक्षाच्या उमेदवाराचो प्रचार करचो न्हय अशी शिकटावणीय चर्चीन दिल्या.

जाल्यार सवेराची फुडारी तार केरकारान फादर कोंससेवाच्या विधानाचें पुरायेन समर्थन केलां. शेरमांवाच्या वेळार कोणाक मत दिवचें तें फादर सांगताच.

2012 चे वेंचणुके वेळार मनोहर पर्रीकार चर्चिचो तेंको मेळोवपा खातीर आर्चबिशपाक कित्याक मेळिल्लो असोय प्रस्न ती करता. पळयात तिचो युक्तिवाद.