In a simultaneous development, a division bench of the Calcutta high court (HC) banned Chhath puja at Subhas Sarobar, a water body of equal importance and located in the north-eastern parts of the city. Also Read: Chhath puja 2020: Delhi’s Anand Vihar railway station makes special arrangement for safety of women commutersOn September 17, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ruled that Chhath puja cannot be held under any circumstance at Rabindra Sarobar. On November 10, a single bench of the Calcutta HC had passed a similar order in regard to Subhas Sarobar. Exposed portions of the boundary walls around Rabindra Sarobar were also covered with metal sheets and cordoned off with bamboo poles. “Hindi-speaking people in Bengal had been performing Chhath puja for decades, but the TMC never bothered about them.

Source: Hindustan Times November 19, 2020 12:58 UTC