Amid Ganeshotsav 2026, tensions broke out at Chintakunta canal in Telangana's Karimnagar on Monday, September 21, after BJP workers and members of Hindu organisations staged a protest demanding that the Revanth Reddy government release water for Ganesh idol immersion.

#WATCH | Telangana: A tense situation erupted at Chintakunta canal in Karimnagar after BJP and Hindu organisations staged a protest demanding that the government release water for Ganesh idol immersion.

The protesters raised slogans against the government. Police detained them… pic.twitter.com/qDowGygp2P

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