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.
Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi will attend the next ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 29 April 2015. The interactive program will begin at 11.30 am and may continue till 1.30 pm. The veteran Congress leader is expected to speak on various burning issues relating to the State. Born in Sivsagar, Speaker Gogoi was involved with the Youth Congress since his early days. He was first elected to Assam Legislative Assembly in 2001 and continued his wining spree in 206 and 2011 Assembly polls. A law graduate, Speaker Gogoi was also president of Sivsagar Bar Association (1998-2002). His hobbies include listening to Classical music as well Assamese...
Assam steps up relief and rescue operations in Nepal after the ravaging earthquake visited the Himalayan kingdom on Saturday. Nearly 100 people from the state are looking for their near and dear ones who are traceless. As many as 15 people people from the state have been shifted to Delhi while some others are being shifted on Monday. An additional DGP is leaving for Kathmandu to oversee rescue relief and rescue of Assamese people in Nepal. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi who is on Australia visit is in close touch with the officials who are dealing with the situation.
Five members of a family from Assam have been remaining traceless 48 hours after massive quake rattled on Saturday. Hailing from Dergaon in Golaghat district the family members had been running a business in Kathmandu. From Saturday the entire family has been remaining traceless. Repeated efforts to contact them proved failure.
Four women died in the Nepal tremor on Saturday. The bodies are being kept at the hospital morgue. Names are expected to be announced at anytime. Chief ministe Tarun Gogoi asked ADGP Umesh Kumar to visit Kathmandu to ensure safe rescue.
Altogether 12 people from Assam have safely landed in Delhi from Nepal a day after a massive earthquake struck the Himalayan kingdom. The authorities who are intensifying relief and rescue operation took them to Delhi along with 300 others on Sunday. All they are lodging at a huge hotel. Efforts are on to rescue the remaing others.
Assam BJP sounds poll at a huge rally in presence of party president Amit Shah in Guwahati on Sunday. In his address at the Veterinary Playground, Shah urged the people to make the state Congress free. He further claimed to have done away with scam with the last 10 months.
Three back to back tremors struck no less panic in Assam along with other eastern states on Sunday. The first tremor was felt at 12.30 noon forcing the people to come out from the high rise buildings. The 6.7 magnitude tremor was followed by two after aftershocks within 30 minutes. A number of buildings is believed to have developed crack.
A day long health check-up camp for scribes and their close families was organized by KGMT Institute of Child and Women Health care, Zoo Narengi Road, Guwahati at Guwahati Press Club on 26 April 2015. Dr Nibedita Goswami, Dr LS Ahmaed, Dr Jutika Tahbilder, Dr Ranjan Shah conducted the camp, where Pratibha Rabha, Rekha Kalita assisted them in the process.Meanwhile, Dr Goswami, the managing trustee of Dr Kuntal Goswami Memorial Public Charitable Trust, informed that media persons with their family members would get special concessions for their treatments in the hospital.- Dayal K Nath
Hundreds of people from Assam are leaving for Nepal in search of their near and dear ones who have been remaing traceless after the massive strike that rocked the Himalayan kingdom. Over 3000 people are leaving for Kathmandu by bus and train to seek their relatives, mostly of whom went for eye treatment. They told Assam Times over telephone from Nepal that they are hoping against hope as the traceless people, mostly have not surface. An inclement weather and collapsed communication network made it difficult to expediate relief and rescue operation.
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