Immersion of Shri Ganesh idol is a ritual explained in Hindu Dharma-shastra; therefore, decision to issue any order in this respect needs to be taken after consulting the concerned people in the field.
“In 2020, a similar chemical treatment was carried out, and we were assured that it would protect the idol for 8 to 10 years. If that claim was true, why is there a need to repeat the process just four years later ?
Baruipur police claimed that the accused, Sheikh Indu, is mentally ill. A case has been registered against him. He is from an area outside the city.
BJP national leader Amit Malviya also lashed out at the ruling dispensation in the State for failing to safeguard Hindu temples and idols of Deities.
Does the administration not realize the situation that will arise by banning ‘POP’ without providing adequate alternatives ? Won’t this hasty action keep several people deprived of Dharmacharan (practicing Dharma) ?
The caretaker of the temple Jatin Kumar Karmakar said, “Someone hurled a bomb in the temple from outside and broke the idol.
Petitioner Rohit Joshi had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) stating that only POP idols were being sold during Maghi Ganeshotsav.
Despite the report by Pollution Control Board that POP does not pollute, the Court has given this decision, and the BMC executes the order; is beyond comprehension.
The villagers gathered as soon as they learned about the vandalism in the temple. Seeing them the culprits fled. The police were called later.
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.