panaji a house committee delegation constituted to examine the possibility of dhirio traditional bullfight is likely to visit fujairah one of the seven emirates that make up the united arab emirates uae to study bullfights in that country st andre mla vishnu surya wagh who heads the committee told toi that they have been informed that bullfights are organized in uae every week we have a plan to visit that country to study how it is organized he added the house committee had asked the stakeholders to give their objections and suggestions on the issue by december 10 we have received around 1500 objections and suggestions wagh added petitions have also been received from canada and dubai the house committee has received petitions via emails postcards whatsapp etc wagh said that he has asked the legislature staff to scrutinize the applications and put them before the committee the house committee will then call the petitioners the committee had also decided to hold a public meeting in major villages where bullfights are popular to know what their opinion is about dhirio the house committee which held its first sitting on monday is likely to submit its report to the house by march other house committee members are benaulim mla caitu silva velim mla benjamin silva tivim mla kiran kandolkar and curtorim mla aleixo reginaldo lourenco house committee members are studying the prevention of cruelty to animals act animal welfare act and the supreme court verdict on bullfights to understand the issue in totality the house committee is also supposed to visit some of the cowsheds to check the living condition of bulls how the animals are taken care of how bull owners rectify health issue of bulls the house committee hopes to complete its report by februaryend and submit it by march 2016 chief minister laxmikant parsekar recently came out in support of dhirio in the state saying that the sport can be promoted as a major tourist attraction if brought under the legal framework of law