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Charanjit Singh Teja
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 20
The local SDM and the Municipal Corporation have confirmed that Mithu Madan, Congress leader and son of area councillor Vijay Madan, had not applied for permission to organise the Dasehra event at Dhobi Ghat. He, however, had been allowed to hold a public gathering and use a public address system by the SHO, Mohkampura. Mithu had also written to the MC to provide a water tanker and a fire tender.
Vikas Heera, SDM, said: “The organisers had not applied for approval from the administration, which is mandatory.”
Nine major and 20 minor Dasehra events were organised in the city on Friday. Only four Dasehra committees had taken permission from the MC’s Estate Office, two from the Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) and one from the Army (Durgiana Management Committee’s event was held on land belonging to the Army).
Sushant Bhatia, Estate Officer, said: “Organisers at Chheharta, Focal Point, Haripura and Bhadar Kali were given permission. No other committee approached us.”
Rajiv Sekhri, Superintending Engineer, Amritsar Improvement Trust, said: “Two committees submitted security bonds and were given the go-ahead.” Sonali Giri, MC Commissioner, said: “We can act under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, but the CM has already ordered a magisterial probe.”
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