“After Saket Gokhale stopped Mata Jagran, devotees conduct aarti without bhajans in fear of losing jobs: Victims tell OpIndia, if they keep quiet today, next Holi-Diwali will be stopped”, Opindia, November 10, 2024:
“On Saturday, November 9, 2024, police in New Delhi’s capital forcibly halted a Durga Mata Jagran event, which was set to begin on Dr. Vishwambhar Das Marg. This action was taken on the orders of Saket Gokhale, a Member of Parliament from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party. Devotees pleaded with Gokhale, appealing to his understanding of their faith, but he remained unmoved.
Eventually, the attendees were dispersed, leaving the pandal in silence for the entire night. The event was organized by the aides assigned to ministers and MPs. Circumstances forced the attendees to conclude the rituals with just an aarti, without bhajans. OpIndia visited the site on Sunday to report on the situation and gather updates.
The area where the Durga Mata prayer event was halted is within the Lutyens Delhi area and coms under CRPF supervision. In front of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital across the Baba Kharak Singh Marg, several buildings have been constructed, where flats have been allotted to MPs of both houses of the parliament……”
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