The City Magistrate, Yogesh Kumar, said, “The administration was not aware about the event and the organisers did not take permission of the administration before holding the

function.” However, the organiser of the satsang, Gurinder Singh, said the organisers had informed the Panchkula administration along with the HUDA about the function.

“We faced chaos as thousands of people gathered here for the Ruhani Satsang. People parked their vehicles outside our houses and defecated in the open outside the residential area. As for the traffic chaos, the vehicular movement was halted as far as the Mansa Devi T-point,” said the convener of the MDC Residents Welfare Association, Divender Mahajan.

He further added that the area between the Mansa Devi Shrine and the Saketri Road was covered with tents and a large number of stalls were put up all around.