The MLAs are also participating in the cock fights in Andhra Pradesh. Legally there is a ban on the cock fights as the birds get killed in the fights.
But there is no stopping to the cock fights and the bettings in the Godavari district of AP. The people were seen participating in the betting and also in the cock fights with masks.
The Rs five hundred notes were in open display with high stakes. In the name of tradition, it was like gambling during the cockfights. Some old men in the cock fights said that they also took the booster dose that is the third dose.
People from other states have also come to Godavari districts for the cockfights. The police could not control the crowds at the cock fights here in the Godavari districts.
The police have no other option but to ignore it. When it comes to Telangana people were seen flying kites from the rooftops. Manja was banned by the forest department, but people used Manja in a big way to cut the kites.
Nothing has stopped after the ban. The cock fights, the gambling and the kites with Manja was used. The wine shops witnessed heavy sales for the festival and it started before Bhogi.