No clarity on grand Ganesh idol immersion

TS moves SC challenging HC order banning immersion of PoP idols in lakes

An element of uncertainty surrounds this year’s immersion of Ganesh idols in the State capital which attracts lakhs of devotees from different parts of the State.

There is no clarity whether people would witness the usual grand procession and immersion of idols even as the State government filed a special leave petition in Supreme Court challenging Telangana High Court’s order banning immersion of Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) in Hussainsagar and other lakes. The government only filed the petition.

It was not listed. Sources said the State government had decided to engage a senior counsel who would make a mention of the matter before the Chief Justice bench. Once the Chief Justice bench allots the matter to a specific judge, the contentions of the government and the respondents would be heard before passing an interim direction.