Two teenagers, Raju Swarnkar and Shiv Swarnkar, drowned during the immersion of a Saraswati idol in Bokaro. The incident occurred at the Godai Dam pond near the Mahavir Chowk Kali temple. Read more about this tragic event.
Dibakar Acharjee, Joint Secretary of the ABVP unit of the state, said that the organisation strongly opposed any such initiative by educational institutions, hurting religious sentiment. Tripura: 'Vulgar' Saraswati Idol at Government College of Art and Craft in Lichubagan Sparks Row; ABVP Stages Protest.
The incident was triggered by a viral video on social media depicting the Saraswati idol without a saree, which had been crafted by students of the college.
Saraswati Puja celebrations at a government college in Tripura were marred by protests led by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and then joined by the Bajrang Dal, after a viral video depicted a Saraswati idol without saree.
A protest took place at the Tripura Government College of Art and Craft in Agartala, led by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), over the alleged vulgarity in the idol of Goddess Saraswati on Wednesday.