Kolkata: A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja in central Kolkata, which depicted ‘Operation Sindoor’, one of the main organizers of the puja and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sajal Ghosh on Saturday alleged that police are blocking visitors from reaching the puja pandal.

“If police don’t stop their atrocities and if the audio-visual is not allowed for the visitors, then we will close the puja and immerse the idol before Vijaya Dashami. Is performing Durga Puja a crime in this state? The wide lane of 40 feet is reduced to 15 feet by police by erecting barricades. We have abided by every rule set by Calcutta High Court in setting up the pandal,” complained Ghosh.

Accusation of Political Vendetta

Ghosh further alleged that the police

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