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.
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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has left for Diphu to meet the Congress men in the hills state.Accompanied by chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Gandhi is scheduled to hold talks with senior party leaders along with a group of youths in the hills district amid 12 hour Karbi Anglong bandh.At around 10 in the morning, Gandhi landed at the Borjhar Airport and was received by Tarun Gogoi along with Bhubneswar Kalita and Avinash Pandey.Then he straightly left for Diphu by a helicopter.
A massive security is in place in Sarusajai on Tuesday in view of Rahul Gandhi’s two days visit.After attending the rally in Khanapara, Gandhi is scheduled to interact with veteran personalities and senior citizens and journalist at around 4 in the afternoon.Towards the evening the Congress vice president is scheduled to attend the party’s executive body meeting.
Despite an orgy of untoward incidents across the state, thousands of people thronged Veterinary College playgreound in Khanapara to attend Rahul Gandhi’s youth and women empowerment rally on Monday.Congrssmen from all districts of the state have reached the city to attend the huge rally.A section of the Congress activists told Assam Times that they have come across many hurdles in the form of road blockade to reach the rally.Some others said that they were provided security to arrive in Guwahati to attend the rally at 1 in the afternoon.
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Roads in Guwahati city are not wearing a normal look on Tuesday following 12 hour bandh called by KMSS in protest against Pramod Boro’s death after self immolation attempt.Bandh supporters in several places are trying to disrupt normal movement of traffic by burning tyres on the streets.Bandh supporters in Jorabat area burnt down a truck before staging a road blockade which lasted for two hours. Police have already detained at least 20 bandh supporters for disrupting normalcy in the city.
Bandhs and road blockades seem to have greeted Rahul Gandhi on his two days visit to Assam from Tuesday.Several organizations have enforced bandhs across the state raising their long standing demands posing threat to the success of a series of meetings and road shows lined up during the Congress vice president’s visit.
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