The BJP on Friday continued its protest outside the Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation commissioner's office for the second day, demanding permission to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, from September 19, at the Idgah Maidan.
Hubli-Dharwad West MLA Aravind Bellad, Mayor Veena Bhardwaj and other BJP members held the 'Dharna' (protest) at the commissioner's office and demanded approval for the installation of a Ganesh idol at the Idgah Maidan.
"Congress government in Karnataka is deliberately delaying permission for Ganesh festival celebration for Hindu organisations," Hubli-Dharwad West MLA Aravind Bellad said.
The special session of Parliament will start in the old building on September 18 and will be later moved to the new building on September 19 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
As Ganesh Chaturthi is around the corner, actor Shraddha Kapoor can’t keep calm to celebrate the festival. The actor on Tuesday got a chance to grab a bite of delicious modak ahead of the festival.
The Special Session of Parliament will start in the old building on September 18 and will be later moved to the new building on September 19 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, sources said.
Naveen Jaiswal, a vendor in Himayath Nagar, said, " I have been selling the Ganesh Idols for the past 25 years. We have all the varieties of Ganesh starting from 500 to 65,000. We have different varieties of Ganesh Idols. We also have Eco-friendly Ganesh. We have customers from Maharashtra a