Durga idol immersion will only be stopped for 24 hours, clarifies Mamata Banerjee

"This year Durga Puja and Muharram fall on same day. Except 24 hour period on Muharram day, immersions can take place on October 2, 3 and 4", the West Bengal CM said on Wednesday night.

By: Express Web Desk

New Delhi | Updated: August 23, 2017 11:30 PM IST

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

After issuing an order against the immersion of Durga idols on Dashami, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee clarified on Wednesday night that except a 24-hour period, immersions can take place. “This year Durga Puja and Muharram fall on same day. Except 24 hour period on Muharram day, immersions can take place on October 2, 3 and 4”.

Earlier in the day, the WB CM issued an order against immersion of Durga idol on Dashmi, during the procession of Muharram. “No idol immersion after 6 pm on Dashami (Sept 30) till October 1 due to Muharram processions, immersion will resume from October 2,” Banerjee had said in an official statement.

Muharram will be observed this year on October 1. The Chief Minister said that immersion can take place on October 2,3 and 4. Banerjee’s directive may upset the Hindu outfit, though she had issued a similar order last year. The 2016 order was, however, stayed by the Kolkata High Court.

The BJP, meanwhile, has said that it will approach the court against the chief minister’s order.

This year Durga Puja & Muharram fall on the same day. Except for a 24 hour period on the day of Muharram… 1/2

… Immersions can take place on October 2, 3 and 4… 2/2

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