This was in protest against the stringent rules formulated by the BMC for Ganpati mandal organisers for raising pandals ahead of the annual Ganeshotsav. The workers of the two parties claimed in unison that the ‘D’ ward office had declared Girgaon’s prestigious pandal as illegal and raised slogans against the BMC for taking action against the mandal organisers. The target of their ire was the ward officer Vishwas Mote, the assistant municipal commissioner, who had instructed officials to take action against one of the Girgaon mandals for raising the pandal illegally. The protestors claimed that BMC officials initiated action against the Girgoancha Raja Ganesh pandals without prior intimation, which had upset them the most.