Andhra Pradesh

Petition for Batukamma Jatara event

Express News Service

Telangana Jagruthi president and KCR's daughter Kalvakuntla Kavita filed a petition in the High Court on Monday requesting it to direct the authorities concerned to permit the "All Women Festival - Batukamma Jatara" on the concluding day of Oorura Batukamma Jatara at Ambedkar statue near Tank Bund on Oct 23. The concluding event is proposed to be held at Tank Bund from 5 pm to 10 pm. It will be a ceremonial parade with the participation of women and 10 Tableaux depicting history, art forms and places of pilgrim importance in the 10 districts of Telangana. In her petition, Kavita said that the state government had declared  Batukamma Jatara as a state festival and that the high court had granted permission for the Jatra last year.

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