“TMC MP Saket Gokhale stops annual Mata Jagran in Lutyens Delhi apartment, angry residents protest”, Opindia, November 10, 2024:
“Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Saturday stopped a Hindu religious program in Delhi citing his mother’s illness, causing anger among the residents. The incident took place at Sindhu Gomti Apartment on Vishambar Das Marg in Lutyens Delhi, where an annual Mata Jagran of Ma Vaishno Devi was being held.
The organisers of the religious program said that Saket Gokhale was not allowing the event to go ahead saying that his mother was ill. A resident told the media that Gokhale said, “I will not give permission for such loud sound because his mother has a heart problem.” He threatened that if something happened to his mother, the organisers and residents would be responsible.
Notably, Sindhu Apartment and Gomti Apartment are located inside the Presidential Estate and they house flats allotted to MPs, along with several similar apartment buildings in the area. The annual Mata Jagaran is organised by govt employees and servants working in flats in the area. They said that they wanted to organise the Jagaran with low volume, but the TMC MP didn’t agree and sent police to stop it. Reportedly, Gokhale also threatened to get them arrested if the program was not stopped……”
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