State home minister Priyank Kharge defended a police inspector's warning to organisers not to take a Ganpati procession past a mosque on Link Road.
The BJP staged a protest led by R Ashoka, carrying a Ganesh idol and marching along Link Road, resulting in the temporary detention of party leaders.
Kharge stated the government will await an SP report, noting that over 80,558 public processions occurred in 2025 with extensive security deployment.