Nagpanchami celebrations in Shirala will be restored, promises home minister

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 8, 2024
India's Home Minister Amit Shah pledged to reinstate the traditional Nag Panchami cobra worship in Battis Shirala, Maharashtra. The Bombay High Court banned the practice in 2014 following a campaign by wildlife activists. Shah attributed the ban to "vote bank politics" and assured that the celebrations would resume under a...

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Amit Shah

Indian politician (born 1964)
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Maharashtra

State in Western India
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Bombay High Court

High court of Maharashtra and Goa states
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Indian political party
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