Members of the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Committee protested outside the Charminar Deputy Commissioner of Police office in Hyderabad on Tuesday, objecting to cases registered over alleged violations of rules governing DJ systems during the Ganesh festival.
Around 200 committee members gathered outside the DCP office and raised slogans against the administration. The protesters alleged that police had acted with high-handedness while dealing with people booked in connection with the alleged violations.
The demonstration focused on the enforcement of rules regulating the use of DJ systems during religious festivals. Committee members questioned the police action and demanded that the rules be applied uniformly across communities and religious events.
Karuna Sagar, a High Court advocate and committee member, alleged that the law was being implemented differently for different communities. “The police made those accused of violating the DJ rules stand during counselling as if they were rowdy-sheeters. The police cannot act in a partisan manner when it comes to the use of DJ systems,” he said.
The protest followed the registration of cases linked to alleged DJ rule violations during the Ganesh festival. The report did not specify the number of cases, the identities of those booked, the provisions invoked or the locations where the alleged violations took place.
The committee’s objection centres on both the police response and the wider question of consistent enforcement. Its members said action relating to sound and DJ regulations should not differ based on the religious community involved. They demanded uniform enforcement of the rules governing DJ systems at religious festivals.
The protest also brought attention to the way people accused of violations are handled during police counselling. The committee alleged that those booked were treated in a manner it considered excessive, while the police have not been quoted in the supplied report responding to that claim.
The demonstration took place outside the Charminar DCP office, placing the dispute within the jurisdiction of the city’s Charminar police administration. No details were provided in the report about any assurance given by the police or administration following the protest.
The immediate issue remains the cases registered over alleged DJ rule violations during the Ganesh festival. The committee has sought consistent application of the regulations and challenged what it described as unequal enforcement. Further official clarification would be required on the cases, the alleged violations and the administration’s response to the demands.
