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 is gearing up for a fully vaccination drive from April 7. Health and family welfare department officials told Assam Times that the entire campaign would be done under the Mission Indradhanush (MI) programme.“It would help the state totally eradicate DPT, hepatitis-B, polio and measles across the state by fully immunization of all children,” said the officials.
The centre has rejected the demands for ST status to six ethnic tribes forcing many organizations to hit the streets.Ministry for tribal affairs sources told Assam Times in New Delhi that after a thorough study the authorities have rejected the demands ST status for tea garden workers, Ahoms, Koch Rajbanshi, Chutias and Muttocks citing lack of laid down norms.The decision is set to run into a hail of protest in Delhi and Dispur. The demand was long standing and both Delhi and Dispur have been assuring these ethnic tribes of their due status for the last ten years.Both Congress and BJP promised S status for the 6 ethnic tribes for overall uplift.
Students are thronging in thousands at Dudhnoi to join AAS’s 16th Convention which gets underway on Monday.Local AASU organizers told Assam Times that over 5,000 delegates from different parts of the state are arriving in the venue to join the convention.Apart from AASU, many organizations have also sent representatives to make the convention a success.The convention assumes significance in view of adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjee’s formal exit on Tuesday. The student body would elect another influential leader as adviser.
All Assam Students’ Union adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharyya is all set to quit politics. His exit would formally take place at the AASU convention in Dudhnoi on Tuesday.After his ceremonial exit, the AASU adviser would not join politics and would stay away from any electoral politics.The student leader was the AASU general secretary for three terms from 1989 to 1999. Later he was elected as advisor of the state’s powerful organization for two tenures.
Kamakhya temple premises atop the beautiful Nilachal Hills will get a fresh look. Courtesy Anil Ambani. The country’s industrialist told chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday that he would begin the clean India campaign from the ancient temple very soon.During his visit to the chief minister’s official residence Ambani told Gogoi that he would take care of the entire campaign.He has further offered to pay the expenses of the staff and workers engaged in the work.When requested, Ambani assured Gogoi of his support to set up a children’s museum in Assam. Tina Ambani would look after the entire project.
Noted industrialist Anil Ambani visited Kamakhya temple on Sunday and promised a slew of measures to uplift the temple premises.Accompanied by his mother Kokilaben Ambani and wife Tina, Ambani offered puja at the ancient temple in presence of many dignitaries in the morning.Talking to Assam Times, the temple officials said that they requested him to revive the old water supply project in the entire area.Then he left for the official residence of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
Dispur Hospital has organized a Hepatitis B vaccination camp for scribes and their spouses in Guwahati Press Club on 5 April 2015 (Sunday). The camp will begin at 11 am and continue for one hour. Interested participants are requested to contact Ujjal Saikia of Dispur Hospitals Pvt Ltd (m- 94350 80729) or office of the press club.
Guwahati police got a dreaded fraud in its custody who duped many people in Assam taking crores of rupees promising benefits from the Prime Minister’s Office.A special team of CID has been interrogating the fraud to extract revelations.Another police team is in Delhi to get another fraud in its custody in a day or two. Known as Sudipta Chatterjee and Snehendu Jana, the duo allegedly cheated many people of crores of rupees under the fake banner of Prime Minister’s Office. Delhi Police caught the duo. recently.
BJP president Amit Shah will be on a week long tour to Assam in April to study the party position a year ahead of the assembly polls.Talking to Assam Times, senior party leaders said that apart from Assam, Shah is scheduled to tour the other north eastern states.Shah is keeping April 25 and 26 for Assam where he is set to review the party’s poll prospect. During his trip, the BJP president is set expected to strike pre poll alliance with other regional political parties.
The State TB Cell, Assam in association with Guwahati Press Club has invited proposals for two media fellowships on Tuberculosis (TB) from mid-career journalists of the State for a period of two months (April and May 2015).Each selected journalist will be given Rs 20, 000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) as the stipend for the entire period. The fellows should study and publish at least 4 articles in any popular daily or periodicals of Assam with the objective of spreading awareness on Tuberculosis incorporating various government sponsored facilitates including free diagnostic and treatments under Revised National TB Control Programme.Nearly 40,000 new TB cases have been put on treatment...
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