Several people staged dharnas on Wednesday in response to the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav committee’s call for a ‘Rasta Roko’ program here. According to the organization, the state government failed to make arrangements for the immersion of Ganesh idols in Hussain Sagar.
Reportedly, many protestors were taken into custody by Hyderabad police and taken to police stations. At IS Sadan, Santoshnagar, Nagul Chinta, and at a few other places in the city, the dharna was held. The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Committee’s general secretary Dr. Bhagvanth Rao and other members have also been holding their dharna at the office at Siddiamber Bazaar since Tuesday.
Bandi Sanjay also called on BJP workers at the local constituency level to protest the Telangana government’s “inaction” in arranging Ganesh idol immersion facilities.
Plaster of Paris idols were banned in Hussain Sagar by the state government, citing an order from the Telangana High Court. It is allowing the PoP idols to be immersed in 31 lakes and artificial ponds in Hyderabad, however.
Hussain Sagar protest
A protest against the Telangana High Court’s order banning the immersion of plastic of Paris (POP) Ganesh idols in Hussain Sagar lake was also held earlier.
In spite of the police’s efforts to prevent immersion in Tank Bund, a large group of people regardless stormed the area and staged a ‘Rasta Roko’ protest.
Bhatgyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi members organized the protest. The samithi called for a bike rally against the state government’s ‘failure’ in seeking a nod for immersion at Tank Bund under the leadership of its secretary Bhagavanth Rao.
On Tuesday, the central zone police also foiled the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi’s attempt to hold a bike rally. Police took many protestors into custody and transferred them to various police stations.
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