Animal sacrifice in Durga puja strikes no less shock and anger among many organizations and individuals across the state.
Dozens of buffalos and goats are being sacrificed in many temples in the name of Durga puja from Tuesday. A glimpse of the buffalos, goats, ducks and pigeons being kept for sacrifice at the historic Kamakhya temple premises really shocks the animal lovers. Same it is in many places where the same shocking tradition is allowed in Durga Puja.
“We are helpless. We have been dead opposed to the tradition of animal sacrifice. But the organizers have been refusing to read our campaign. This is a matter of grave concern,” said Shailen Saikia from Sivasagar district who has been campaigning againstanimal sacrifice.
Juli Chutia from Kakojan area in Jorhat told Assam Times that the people must understand the reality. “The things have undergone a sea change now. Everywhere change reigns supreme. But we don’t understand why we are still stick to this tradition. Our minds need to be changed.”
“It would take time to end the tradition of animal sacrifice. If 1000 buffalos and 5000 goats were sacrificed ten years ago, now 50 buffalos and 100 goats are being sacrificed,” said Pranjal Bora from Nagaon.
Bora who is running a non governmental organization told Assam Times over telephone that a massive campaign is the need of the hour againstanimal sacrifice which has yet to take place. “The campaign should have taken place at least 3 months before the commencement of the Durga puja. People from the nook and corner of the state should be aware of it. But I do hope that after 20 years the tradition of animal sacrifice would die down,” he said.
PermalinkSubmitted by amlesh on Wed, 21/10/2015 - 14:34
I think it is time to do away with animal sacrifice. It is a barbaric practise.It should stop both for hindu festivals as well as for other religions like for bakrid.
PermalinkSubmitted by Jaishankar Babu on Mon, 25/09/2017 - 13:38
About 150 years back it was a 'religious custom' in India to force widows to get burnt on their husband's funeral pyre (Sati) today we consider it a barbaric tradition. Similarly, years from now, our future generations will look back at us and call us barbaric.
A god who wants the blood of an innocent animal to satisfy him/her cannot be called a god. It can only be a devil/demon. Rather the people who sacrifice animals (be it Bakr Id or Durga Pooja) are devils who sully the name of their god with their crime of killing innocent animals.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi hoped in Monday that the voters will judge the Congress party by the performance of the government.Addressing a huge poll rally in Ghoramara in Tezpur on behalf of Bhupen Bora, the chief minister said that the Congress government has no dearth of schemes covering the people of all walks of life.“Our government has done a lot. Our process of development has already percolated benefit to all section of the people. Nobody can stop our victory,” said the chief minister.Taking a dig at AGP and BJP, Gogoi said that both the parties have done precious little for the people and that only Congress is the option in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Congress candidate Sushmita Dev field her nomination in Silchar on Monday for the upcoming second phase of Lok Sabha poll slated for April 12.Accompanied by hundreds of party workers, Dev arrived at the Silchar Deputy Commissioner’s office at 11-30 where she filed her nomination papers before the returning officer.
Hundreds of students staged dharna in front of the state secondary education board office in Guwahati opposing the move to dilute six subjects from the syllabus.Led by Assam Sanskrit Students Union, the protestors alleged a nefarious conspiracy to dilute the vital and relevant subjects from the HSLC syllabus.Protesters told Assam Times that earlier they wanted discussion with the SEBA chairman and secretary. But they could not find time to discuss the serious issue forcing them to stage dharna on Monday.
KMSS activists are thronged in thousands in Guwahati on Monday demanding immediate release of Akhil Gogoi and land pattas for the landless lot. In a huge rally at the Laxmidhar Baruah Khetra in the city the KMSS activists further shouted slogans demanding arrest of chief minister Tarun Gogoi and revenue minister Prithvi Majhi.They alleged that the duo have been trying their best to keep the KMSS president and his associates in jail. They warned the government of dire consequences if it further makes any attempt to arrest Gogoi in fresh case.
Yet another gangrape incident has made Guwahati to hang its head in shame.The incident took place in Jalukbari area where three persons gangraped a girl on Monday wee hours.According to allegations, they forced her to consume highly objectionable with food and then gangraped her one after another.Later acting on the complaint, Jalukbari police have arrested the perpetrators. The victim is undergoing treatment at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital.
Its confirm. Rahul Gandhi will be on a visit to Assam on Thursday. During his day long visit, the AICC vice president is scheduled to hold two poll rallies.According to information, Gandhi will arrive in Tezpur at 11 in the afternoon and would address the rally in Biswanath Chariali on behalf of Congress candidate Bhupen Bora.Then he would leave for Dibrugarh. Gandhi is scheduled to hold the poll rally at 2 in the afternoon on behalf of party candidate Pawan Singh Ghatowar.
Tension seems to have been escalating in Tinsukia a day after one person was killed and ten others have been injured when a section of people clashed to security forces during an eviction drive at a forest area.The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when security forces were on a drive to evict the encroachers in the Namfai forest area in Jagun.A section of the encroachers tuned violent forcing the security forces to lob tear gas shell. As the situation went out of control, the security forces resorted to firing where one person was killed and ten others sustained injury.
The Gauhati High Court is expected to clear it judgments on four other bail petitions moved by Akhil Gogoi on Monday.The judgments are expected at any moment. Even if the court grants bail on Monday, the KMSS president would not be able to come out of the jail.He has several other cases pending against him. The court has already cleared bails in alteast seven cases. The crucial one was the self immolation case in Dispur.
KMSS on Sunday threatened the Government of dire consequences if it further files cases against Akhil Gogoi.The organization made it clear that if the government resorts to nefarious tactic to keep the KMSS president in jail till the Lok Sabha poll, the result would be a disastrous.The High Court on Monday will hear the a few bail petitions moved by Gogoi’s counsel a few days after he procured bail in a few cases.
The Election Commission has registered a case against Dhubri Congress candidate Wazed Ali Chaudhury for allegedly distributing money at a poll rally.The country’s poll panel has lodged the complaint against the Congress candidate before the additional superintendent of police for investigation.The Election Commission took the decision after it examine the video footage where the candidate himself was seen distributing money at a poll rally.
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