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.
Former Assam governor JB Patnaik passed away following a sudden ailment on Tuesday. He was 88. According to his family sources, the former Odisha chief ministes breathed his last at a local hospital in Tirupoti in the wee hours where he was admitted after he complained of breathing difficulties on Monday. Various parties, organizations and individuals condoled his death. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi condoled Patnaik's death and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Dispur police are examining a complaint against two police officers who allegedly helped Anil Chauhan. Acting on a FIR the authorities are likely to quiz DSP Moni Saikia and SI Moscow Saikia in connection with a number of cases. In his FIR a journalist said that Chauhan in his confessional statement claimed to have received help from the police officers.
An Assam Congress delegation met Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday amid speculation that a dozen of sitting MLAs are preparing to join BJP. Led by APCC president Anjan Dutta, the team apprised the party president of the prevailing political situation in the state a year ahead of the assembly polls.
Those who are in touch with BJP to join the party are purely opportunists. This was what chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, Gogoi said none but the opportunist Congress leaders are in touch with BJP leadership to quit the ruling party. According to Gogoi, anybody who have no faith on Congress idealogy are free to do whatevey they want.
CM Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday claimed to have expedited the process to update NRC. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, he alleged that a section of political leaders has been trying to halt the process to gain political mileage. Indirectly taking on Badaruddin Ajmal, Gogoi said that it would a long way to solve the decade old problem of influx in the state. Gogoi's comment assumes significance after the AIUDF boss feared that NRC is a conspiracy against the Muslims.
A hardcore NDFB-S rebel died at an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district on Monday. The encounter took place at Chariduwar area along the Assam-Arunachal pradesh border in the wee hour. Identified as Engrai the rebel succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital. Army and police seized a bike, grenade and a pistol from his possession.
The induction of 4 new faces would take time for chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Gogoi told Assam Times in New Delhi that he did not talk to Rahul Gandhi on Sunday as the party vice president was busy with kisan rally. "This time I will submit the list only. Then I will have to wait," Gogoi told Assam Times.
In yet another boost for BJP a veteran AGP leader from Titabor joined the ruling party at the centre. He was AGP veteran Hemanta Kalita who joined BJP at a function along with over 100 supporters. State BJP president Siddharth Bhattacharya who was present in the function called a positive sign for the party. He said Kalita's coming would give the party a fresh strength a year before the assembly poll.
One person was killed and many houses were ravaged when a powerful storm hit Lakhimpur district on Sunday. The storm began at 4.30 in the wee hours damaging over 200 houses apart from disrupting surface communication in a huge area of the district. The worst-hit area is Nahoroni where one person died in the storm. Identified as Khirud Bora, he died as the house collapsed on him under the impact of the calamity. It would require 3 or 4 days to restore communications.
The College of Aeronautical Engineering, the only aircraft maintenance engineering institute of northeast India has organized an aviation awareness programme for scribes at Guwahati Press Club on 21 April 2015. The day long programme will begin with the felicitation to some renowned aviation personalities from Assam including Air Marshal (Retd) P K Barbora, Kanu Gohain, Anjan Gogoi and Air Commodore (Retd) D J Sharma.The media aviation awareness programme will cover the history of aviation, government regulatory departments and authorities, aircraft, operators, engineering department, ground handling, aircraft accidents, incidents & their investigations, role of human factors,...
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