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Dahi Handi celebrations: Badlapur sees a quiet Janmashtami

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Updated on: 28 August,2024 06:33 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Sameer Surve | sameer.surve@mid-day.com

Still reeling from the shock of the school assault case, politicians and citizens both skip festivities this year

Dahi Handi celebrations: Badlapur sees a quiet Janmashtami

Zenda Chowk in Badlapur West, where a Dahi Handi event is organised every year by BJP leader Rajendra Ghorpade, wore an empty look on Tuesday. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Key Highlights

  1. No public Dahi Handi celebrations were seen in Badlapur
  2. Politicians across parties decided to forgo festivities this year
  3. Massive protests were witnessed in the town on August 20

No public Dahi Handi celebrations were seen in Badlapur on Tuesday as politicians across parties decided to forgo festivities this year in light of the recent sexual assault incident, which locals are still seething over. 

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