Jalgaon police warn Ganesh mandals against DJs in immersion procession
Police in Jalgaon tell public Ganesh mandals that DJ music will not be stopped mid-procession but will draw action later, under new procession rules.
Ahead of the Ganesh immersion procession in Jalgaon, police have clearly warned public Ganesh mandals that DJ music will not be allowed during the procession. Police said mandals that play DJ music will not face immediate action during the procession, but action will definitely be taken against them later as per rules. This was announced at a meeting of public Ganesh mandals.
The meeting was held in the hall on the second floor of the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation building. It was attended by district Deputy Superintendent of Police Nitin Ganapure, Additional Superintendent of Police Sandeep Gavit, Municipal Commissioner Aditya Jivane, Police Inspectors Vishal Jaiswal and Sagar Shimpi, Deputy Commissioner Nirmala Gaikwad, and Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the corporation's health department Sameer Borole. Public Ganesh Mandal president Mukund Metkar and former president Sachin Narale also attended the meeting.
Police and administration said the corporation's own honoured Ganpati idol will lead the immersion procession. After that, the top ten mandals will not be given a number for immersion and will instead get direct entry.
The meeting also made clear that no mandal will be permitted to take more than two vehicles in the procession. Each mandal can have only two vehicles, and more than that will not be allowed. Mandal office-bearers offered their suggestions during the meeting, which otherwise concluded peacefully. However, after the meeting ended, a verbal argument broke out near the corporation gate between some former office-bearers and current workers of a mandal, which escalated to the point where both sides lunged at each other, causing a commotion. Police eventually intervened and defused the situation.
Police also said mandals taking part in the procession will have their number decided from midnight. For this, they will have to line up their vehicles at night, and the sequence will be decided accordingly. Mandals must take out their procession within the fixed time. If any mandal causes delay, it will be moved from its number to the very back of the line.
Several organisations along the procession route welcome the mandals, but some of them set up their welcome stage too far forward, which obstructs the procession. In view of this, the administration has directed that all such welcome stages be set up further back so that the procession can move without obstruction.
