Dispute over MP fest

Indore, Mar 2 (UNI) The week-long Kashmir Sanskriti aur Vyanjan Utsav (Culture and Delicacies Festival), organised in Madhya Pradesh's commercial capital, remained cut off from the general public owing to selection of venue.

''The mistake will not be repeated,'' Jammu and Kashmir's Secretary (Tourism) Naeem Akhtar assured today. The Utsav got underway on February 25 at a local club where only members were allowed.

At the beginning, an annoucement was made -- in the club's office-bearers' presence -- that the general public would be allowed on four days.

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