Ranchi, Sep 27 (PTI) Organisers of a Durga Puja committee in Ranchi, which built their marquee on the theme of ‘Vatican City’, the centre of the Roman Catholic Church, took down the image of Jesus Christ from inside the pandal and replaced it with that of Lord Krishna on Friday.

The development came a day after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alleged that the marquee has been made that way to "hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus" and encourage conversion.

The charges were rejected by the organisers of the Puja, R R Sporting Club at Ratu Road, on Thursday.

However, the club’s patron Vicky Yadav told PTI on Friday that following a meeting of the puja committee members, it was decided to replace the image of Lord Jesus Christ inside the pandal with that of Lord Krishna.

“It was not du

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