Sajal Ghosh, BJP chief and organiser of the pandal, claimed that there have been efforts by the police to cease the sunshine and sound present based mostly on the Operation Sindoor theme.
Mr. Ghosh, who can be a councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, mentioned the police have barricaded the realm. “People will not be in a position to come from any a part of Sealdah station. Only those that can break by way of the barricades can enter it,” he mentioned.
Mr. Ghosh mentioned if the state of affairs persists, he will probably be compelled to close down the pandal. He mentioned there are various Durga Pujas pandals within the metropolis presided over by Trinamool Congress leaders, however solely their pandal is being focused.
Police situation letter
The BJP chief mentioned the Muchipara police station had despatched a letter to the organisers questioning the usage of loudspeakers and audio-visual show on the pandal. “Such actions, particularly in a location that pulls large footfall, have resulted in critical problems with noise air pollution and crowd stagnation, thereby posing a menace to clean motion and public security within the space,” the letter dated September 26 learn.
The puja committee had earlier refused the Durga Puja grant provided by the West Bengal authorities.
Meanwhile, Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma denied the costs, asserting that the police are solely involved with public security as a big crowd has been gathering in a slender house.
“As a big crowd gathers in a restricted house, our concern stays to make sure that no untoward incident takes place. If we make individuals stroll an extended distance, it’s for the guests to enter and depart the pandal safely,” he mentioned.
1 extra dies of electrocution; toll rises to 12
One extra particular person was electrocuted on the waterlogged streets of Kolkata on Saturday, taking the demise toll for the reason that deluge to 12, officers mentioned.
Sumanti Devi, 63, died after coming involved with reside wires on the waterlogged street outdoors her store in Khudiram Pally throughout the Sarsuna police station limits, they mentioned.
She was lifting the shutter of her store, which had been closed since Tuesday’s deluge, when the accident occurred. She collapsed on the bottom and was declared lifeless after she was taken to a hospital, they added. Two bystanders, who tried to avoid wasting her, suffered minor accidents.
Earlier, 11 individuals had died of electrocution within the waterlogged roads of Kolkata and its neighbourhood after heavy rain lashed town within the early hours of Tuesday.
The India Meteorological Department mentioned {that a} new low strain space is more likely to kind over the Bay of Bengal on October 1 and it might carry rain within the subsequent seven days, with downpour anticipated at remoted locations in some districts of south Bengal.
Published – September 28, 2025 02:15 am IST
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