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Calcutta HC Says Mamata Govt Was Irresponsibly Brazen In Restricting Durga Pooja Processions
Mamata Banerjee (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
This year Dussehra, or Bijoy Dashami in Bengal, falls on October 11. On this day, the idols of Durga are taken out for immersion in processions.
In the current year, taziya processions as part of the observance of Muharram are also to be taken out on the same day.
In this context, in an unprecedented move, the Mamata government set a deadline for the immersion of Durga idols. According to this Indian Express report, the state government directive said that for Durga Pujas held in households and apartment complexes, the immersion could not be done after 4 PM on Bijoy Dashami.
This directive was challenged in the Calcutta High Court. In its order, the High Court came down strictly on the Trinamool Congress government. It observed:
The Court further said:
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