According to information, some Puja committees insisted that they be allowed to make full-size Devi Durga idols for Puja at pendals, while the issue was still being discussed by the attendees. As a consensus was not reached, some Puja committee members vociferously opposed the Government decision. The situation worsened to such an extent that a few of them engaged in a brawl with those virtually inclining to support the Government curbs.
CMC Puja Committee secretary Pravat Kumar Tripathy, Peace Committee president Debendra Sahoo, secretary Bhikari Das, Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, Cuttack city Congress president Giribala Behera, PCC vice-president Suresh Mohapatra, Purvanchal Shanti Committee president Prafulla Sahoo and BJD leader and former MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal attended the meeting.
