When the court sought to know about the mehendi, alam and taziya rituals, Shirodkar explained that a group of Shia Muslims would carry flags and replicas of the mausoleum of Imam Hussain and go from Bhendi Bazar to Mazgaon. However, HC was not convinced and sought an explainer that was submitted by Shirodkar later in the day. Shirodkar submitted that though the prayer was made for 20-50 Shia Muslims, the number of participants could be reduced as per the court’s order. Kantharia submitted since Ganesh Utsav processions were not permitted, similarly there should be a ban on the Muharram procession. The court also directed Gupta and Nimbalkar to submit a report on the state government’s decision on Friday morning.

Source: Hindustan Times August 27, 2020 11:40 UTC