Raj Thackeray upset over SC curbs on 'Dahi-Handi'

August 18, 2016 16:51

Maharashtra Navnirma Sena chief Raj Thackeray expressed reservations over the Supreme Court banning participation of minors in the 'Dahi-Handi' festival, saying that courts should refrain from meddling in matters of tradition and culture. "The courts should not interfere in festivals, which have been happening for years together. The courts are taking all the decisions. If this goes on, why have the Assembly or Lok Sabha elections? Let the courts decide on everything," Thackeray said.

The Supreme Court yesterday refused to relax conditions put by the Bombay high court like barring youths below 18 years of age from participating in 'Dahi-Handi' ritual of the Janmashtami festival in Maharashtra and capping the height of the human pyramid at 20 feet.

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