Summary:
While commercial Dandiya organisers insist their patrons haven't left them, they claim their sponsors, mainly real estate developers are backing out. Jignesh Bhutta, the man behind Dandiya events in Borivli (lead singers Prieity, Pinky) and Vile Parle (Bhumi Trivedi) confessed that demonetization, RERA and GST affected his main sponsors. Devndra Joshi of Sankalp Dandiya, where Falguni made her fortunes, blames organisers for reducing the stature of the festival. While commercial Dandiya organisers insist their patrons haven't left them, they claim their sponsors, mainly real estate developers are backing outdemonetization, GST and RERA have taken toll on one of Mumbai's most vibrant festivals —Navratri. Apart from the money issues, restrictions on noise pollution and subsequent cases are also deterring organisers..