jaipur amid halfhearted preparations and mismanagement the jaipur municipal corporation jmc begun its monthlong jaipur festival on sunday on the first day the mayor nirmal nahata faced protest from the residents after he reached gangapol gate for worshipping lord ganesha the festival begun with prayers at moti doongri temple followed by offerings at gangapole ganesh ji after this first event of the festival was organized at govind dev ji temple residents near gangapole gate alleged that there is no sanitation work in the area since long and streetlights are also not functioning we have complained several times at jmc however nothing was done the garbage is lifted as vips were visiting the area also in the recent past there are so many accidents reported in absence of streetlights said a local resident the mayor assured the residents that the cleanliness will be maintained in the area the jmc administration also did not inform the govind dev ji and mismanagement surfaced after the city mayor reached the spot as there was miscommunication by the jmc officials the public representatives have to wait for long in the temple the jmc has decided to organize various events during the month this includes sufi songs laughter show and other programmes showcasing rajasthani art and culture bollywood singer mika will also be performing during the event sources in the department said in the absence of sponsors apprehensions over the performance of bollywood actor prevailed moreover the venue for many events is also not decided yet while mismanagement prevailed the residents enejoyed ghoomar dance performance in the chitrakoot stadium on sunday maharo rangrangilo rajasthan was also organised where dangi and party gave its presentation other than this quiz competitions and mushayara will be held during the festival on october 21 there will be sufi song show while an event of film songs by balodiya orchestra will be held on october 23 a ghazal programme will be performed by rajkumar and party on october 26 which is also day on which there is sharad poornima