“Madhya Pradesh: Outrage in Indore as Hindu groups demand action over burqa-clad murti of Devi Ma”, Organiser, October 3, 2024:
“Even before the beginning of Sharadiya Navratri in Indore city, the controversy in Garba Pandals has escalated. Hindu organisations have raised objections in two major Garba Pandals of the city due to Love Jihad and the attire of the murti of Ma in burqa.
In both these cases, Hindu organisations have demanded action from the police administration. Hindu organisations in Indore’s Khajrana area expressed outrage when they saw that a sculptor had dressed the murti of Ma in burqa-like clothes. Considering it an insult to religion, the Hindu organisations reached Khajrana police station and demanded strict action against the sculptor.
Hindu organisation leader Lucky Raghuvanshi and his companions met the police regarding this issue and lodged a complaint against the Bengali artisan who made the murti. Khajrana police station TI Manoj Sendhav said that the murti was being made by Lucky Chauhan, a resident of Malviya Nagar, and the police interrogated both of them…….”
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