As the procession moved through the Muslim-majority village of Mali Mainha, devotional songs were played over a DJ, reportedly triggering opposition, and stone-pelting, which left two female devotees injured and heightened tensions in the area.
In this regard, Jagdish Prasad, an eyewitness of the incident, said that nothing was done with any wrong intention. At the time of immersion, a wire was hanging down near the mosque.
I perform puja every day, that day also it was the same, I sat in front of God and said, “only You can find out solution”.
In this case, Howrah (Rural) Superintendent of Police Swati Bhangalia registered a crime and arrested the accused.
In Bangladesh, Durga Puja Festival will be celebrated in 51 temples in Sujanagar Sub District; but due to this incident, there is an atmosphere of fear among Hindus.
Idols of Deity Durga are beign made. At one such place, Deity Durga idol has been vandalised.
As soon as the Police received the information, they promptly reached the spot and detained several individuals.
Shockingly, the Police also forcibly took the Ganesh idol from the hands of the devotees and placed it inside a Police vehicle, typically used for transporting offenders.
It will be ensured at the regional level that no idols are immersed in natural water sources under any circumstances.
Why do all these “alert” anti-pollution activists and organisation are not alert during Holy festivals of other religions and the industrial waste that flows into the rivers from the factories ?