Citizens should abide by the restrictions imposed by the government on Ganeshotsav – Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil. 
Ganeshotsav was started by Lokmanya Tilak during British rule to create awareness, to fight against injustice, to unite the people. Your corona crisis continues. Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil appealed to celebrate Ganeshotsav following the restrictions imposed by the government.
He was speaking at the Lokmanya Jeevan Gaurav, Adarsh Ganeshotsav Karyakarta, Ganesh Seva Award Ceremony organized by Pune Parivar. Commissioner of Police Amitabh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajendra Dahale, Chairman of the Standing Committee Hemant Rasne, Annasaheb Thorat of Mandai Ganeshotsav Mandal and Pratap Pardeshi were present on the occasion.
Home Minister Shri. Valse-Patil further said that the award given by the Pune Parivar for the last 16 years is a commendable initiative. Awards are given to the workers who have done good work in Ganeshotsav and other fields. Currently, the festival cannot be held on a large scale due to the corona crisis. Whatever the festival of the community, crowding in the name of the festival causes a loss. Corona is gone, will not stay in this thought. Wear masks, wash hands, use sanitiser, keep social distance, these rules must be followed.
In the second wave, there were no beds, no oxygen, no relatives. This situation can be avoided with a little care, he added, adding that vaccination work is in full swing. Although corona occurs after both doses of the vaccine, its severity decreases.
Ganesh Mandals should create awareness by giving priority to vaccination work instead of making big appearances. Unnecessary crowds on the streets should be avoided, appealed Shri. Walse Patil did it this time.
On this occasion, Dr Avinash Bhondwe, Constable Satish Gade, Suresh Potfode, Nandu Ghate, Kiran Sohniwal, Anirudh Yeole, Amit Jadhav, Prashant Mate, Swapnil Dalvi, Vivek Khatavkar, Pramod Raut were honoured with a memento by Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil.
