AIMIM seeks permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at Hubballi Idgah Maidan on Nov 10

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM approached the civic authorities seeking permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti on November 10 at the Idgah Maidan in Karnataka’s Hubballi, months after Ganesh Chaturthi was allowed at the spot.

The Municipal Commissioner said that a decision would be taken only after talks with stakeholders.

In August this year, the Karnataka High Court allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the Idgah Maidan, saying that there was no dispute regarding the ownership of land in Hubballi.

"It is clear that the property is owned by the government and the petitioner has taken the property on lease to be used only on two occasions. The government has the



right over the said property," the high court had said in its late-night August order, dismissing a plea to stop the festivities.

“Hindu parties submitted an application for placing a Ganesh idol and holding cultural activities on the said property. A committee was constituted which, after examining the materials on record, submitted a report to the government stating that the land can be handed over to a Hindu organisation for celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi,” the court had observed.

The court was hearing a writ petition filed by Anjuman-E-Islam, Hubballi, after the Supreme Court order stated that its order on the Bengaluru Idgah Maidan should be applicable to the one in Hubballi as well.