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Idgah Maidan row: Ganesh Chaturthi should not be allowed there, says Karnataka Congress MLA

Earlier, the BBMP passed an order stating that the ownership of the Idgah Maidan belongs to the Revenue department and not the Wakf board

PGurus Newsdesk

August 9, 2022

Earlier, the BBMP passed an order stating that the ownership of the Idgah Maidan belongs to the Revenue department and not the Wakf board

Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed against Ganesh Chaturthi celebration at Idgah Maidan

Karnataka Congress leader and MLA, Zameer Ahmed Khan‘s statement on the Idgah Maidan have erupted a new controversy. Zameer Ahmed Khan said that Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations will not be allowed at the site on which the Idgah Maidan stands in Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet.

This statement comes after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Saturday passed an order stating that the ownership of the Idgah Maidan near Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet belongs to the Revenue department and not the Wakf board.

Commenting on the BBMP’s order which said Idgah Maidan is the property of the Revenue department, the Congress MLA said that the matter will be taken care of by the State Wakf board.

The former Karnataka minister, who visited the Idgah Maidan, announced that for the first time in history the tricolour is being hoisted at the premises of Idgah Maidan.

“The national flag will be hoisted on every occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day. The Kannada flag will be hoisted on November 1. But Ganesh Chaturthi won’t be celebrated here,” he said.

He added that he visited the Idgah Maidan with the sole aim of planning for grand celebrations of the 75th Independence day.

However, various Hindu group activists have demanded that since the land on which the Idgah Maidan stands was earlier a playground and the property belongs to the state government, therefore they must be allowed to celebrate Hindu festivals at the site.

The Hindu group activists have also demanded that if the Idgah tower is demolished from the site then it would not lead to communal clashes in the future.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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