Drink alcohol in “Ganesh Utsav” and go to jail for 11 days

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“Ganesh Utsav should be celebrated with enthusiasm. But whoever drinks alcohol in those 11 days will be put behind the bars right away,” said Guardian Minister Girish Bapat.
He appeared to all the workers of Pandal to celebrate this Ganesh Utsav in an Eco-Friendly way without Sound System and without Alcohol.

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He was speaking on the occasion of the Award ceremony of National Ganeshotsav Competition organized by Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Public Ganpati Trust at Pimpri-Chinchwad.

The event had the presence of MLA Laxman Jagtap, Mahesh Landge, Mayor Rahul Jadhav, Standing Committee Chairman Mamta Gaikwad, Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Public Ganpati Trust’s president Ashok Godse, Corporator Sharda Sonawane and BJP spokesman Amol Thorat.

Girish Bapat said, “Many Ganeshotsav Pandals in the city celebrate Ganesh Utsav by giving a message of social awareness, while some actually contribute in social work around the city. Many initiatives like health check-up, cleanliness programmes, plantation etc. are carried on by the pandals for needy. Congratulations to those working for such noble causes. Ganesh Utsav celebrations should be done while keeping in mind the social awareness.”

“I appeal the pandals to avoid unnecessary expenditure and help Kerala flood victims. Some antisocial elements try to spoil the great culture of Ganesh Utsav, by consuming alcohol during it. I want to tell them that if you drink alcohol in those 11 days you will be jailed straight away. The reason why Lokmanya Tilak started celebrating Ganesh Utsav is not achieved in today’s circumstances.” said the MLA.

While celebrating religious festivals, everybody needs to be careful of not disrespecting other religious sentiments. Safety is also important in these festivities. He also said that, At present, the anti-socials are trying to spread negativity in the name of caste and creed in the society. But we all must maintain communal harmony and peace.

MLA Laxman Jagtap said, ” Pandals need to make decoration related to Social Awareness. In the tournament held in 2017, 126 public Ganesh Pandals participated in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Of these, 96 pandals have won a prize. The trust is giving11 lakh 66 thousand prizes this year.”

MLA Mahesh Landge appealed to Ganapati Pandals to help people of Kerala in the best possible way.