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.
A simmering controversy seems to have marred the pomp and gaiety of the North East Youth Festival in Majuli. Despite the Supreme Court’s ban on the pictures of ministers at the government advertisements and display, a section of ministers and political leaders is finding places at the hoardings available at the festival venue on the river island. These ministers and political leaders include union sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Congress minister Rajivluchan Pegu, NPP president PA Sangma.“Since it is a government sponsored event that’s why, it is not fare for the authorities to put the hoardings containing the photographs of the ministers and political leaders, said GK...
Hundreds of people residing inside the Kaziranga National Park are holding a massive protest demanding their rights after the authorities announced steps to evict them.Led by KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi, local residents in Borbeel area are holding a huge sit in strike in protest against the proposed eviction drive. “We do demand our right. We won’t tolerate if we are evicted. Let us live in peace,” said Nayan Das who is joining the protest under KMSS leadership.KMSS president Akhil Gogoi said,”we won’t allow the eviction to happen. We must ensure land pattas for these people.”The park authorities told Assam Times that a slew of measures is on the cards to clear the Kaziranga park of the...
In yet another incident that sends shocks and anger across the state, the person whom his children set afire in Jorhat a couple of days back died on Sunday.Identified as Deven Dutta, the sexagenarian of Pulibor area succumbed to burn injury in the wee hours at the Jorhat Medical College Hospital.Dutta’s wife is still battling for life at the same hospital along with their son and daughter who set the parents on fire before trying to committee suicide.The incident took place on Thursday where the son and daughter who are believed to have fallen in incestuous love tried to kill their parents by setting them on fire. Then they used blades to kill each other. But the local residents came...
New Delhi and Dispur will strike a deal set up generic centres at about 100 hospitals in Assam for generic medicines at very low cost to poor patients.This was what Union Minister Ananth Kumar said in Guwahati on Saturday. Laying the foundation stone of National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (NIPER) campus in the city, he said the this would be done under the Janaushadhi scheme which will provide more than 500 generic medicines by setting up generic centres at about 100 hospitals in district and subdivisional headquarters.Kumar said the Centre would set up the generic centres at the cost of Rs 2.5 lakh each in the state and the cost of 100 hospitals would be Rs 100...
Pranshree Kalita tops the HS science stream while his counterpart in the arts stream is Manash Pratim Goswami. Sweta Agarwal tops the commerce stream as the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council has declared the results on Saturday. Pranshree scores with an aggregate of 490 out of 500 marks while Manash and Sweta share the top scorer position in commerce stream with an aggregate of 469 marks.
After months of will-it-won’t-it, Dispur has cleared the decks for holding the SAF games slated for November-end this year.The Assam government on Friday night has written to the sports ministry evincing to host the sports event in the state. Sources told Assam Times that the decision was finalized after Union sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal made it clear that the games village is not mandatory for the event unlike the National Games. The Olympic body is expected to formally announce the venue on June 6. Earlier chief minister was reluctant to host the event citing fund crunch. When the Centre assured him of funds Dispur agreed to host the event.
Amid simmering protest for Indo-Bangla land swap deal Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Dhaka slated for June 6.Modi will require Gogoi’s support to finalise the implementation of the land deal between New Delhi and Dhaka. Sources told Assam Times that Modi will be flanked by Gogoi from Guwahati. Along with Gogoi, Prime Minister would be accompanied by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Dhaka.Modi who is scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on June 8 to be straightly left for IIT in North Guwahat where he will address the convocation ceremony.
Amid sharpening attack for a number of issues Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a visit to the state on June 8.Modi who is scheduled to arrive in Guwahati will straightly leave for IIT in North Guwahat where he will address the convocation ceremony.Prime Minister is scheduled to leave to Dhaka towards the afternoon.
An eerie silence is prevails in Sonitpur district a day after tea garden worker beheaded a minor boy in the name of puja offering to the god before being lynched by mob.According to police, the accused had a dispute with the father of the victim. The incident took place a day after the two families had quarrel. Later in the evening, he allegedly dragged the boy into his house and hacked him to death with a machete and also beheaded him.The bizarre incident took place at Rongapara area where Nanu Mirdha in the Tarajuli Tea Estate beheaded Sanatan Bag at his residence.When the shocking news started spreading like wild fire, the local residents in large number raided his residence, dragged him...
Comments
I think it is time to do away
About 150 years back it was a
Pages
Add new comment