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Mumbai mandals seek rotational sea-immersion for Ganeshotsav
The Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (BSGSS) has urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to allow public Ganeshotsav mandals to immerse idols taller than six feet in the sea this year, following the…
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The Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (BSGSS) has urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to allow public Ganeshotsav mandals to immerse idols taller than six feet in the sea this year, following the rotational system adopted last year. The request comes as the Bombay High Court continues hearing petitions on immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols.
BSGSS president Naresh Dahibavkar said the festival is a month away and no consultation has happened with stakeholders on a comprehensive policy for PoP idol immersion, as directed by the high court earlier this year. Mandals at a meeting in Dadar on Saturday also raised issues of fines, loudspeaker deadlines, and called for an eco-friendly alternative to PoP idols.
The Indian Opinion
The demand for rotational sea-immersion exposes a familiar cycle: courts order a policy, the government delays, and mandals seek last-minute workarounds. The real test is whether the state will actually frame the eco-friendly alternative rules it promised, before another festival season. But Naresh Dahibavkar’s complaint about politicisation rings hollow when mandals themselves are deeply tied to political networks. The question is: who will break the pattern, the high court or the chief minister?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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