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.
Koliaboir Congress candidate Gaurab Gogoi field his nomination papers before the returning officer in Nagaon on Wednesday.Accompanied by forest minister Rockybul Hussian, food and civil supply minister Dr Nazrul Hussain, PWD minister Ajanta Neog along with thousands of his supporters, the chief minister’s son filed his papers at 11-30 in the morning.Earlier, Gogoi along with his wife Elizabeth Callburn and mother Dolly Gogoi were taken to the Nagaon DC office premises at a specially decorated vehicle from the Rajib Bhawan.
Narendra Modi will visit Assam only on March 30 in in lieu of March 27----decided earlier.During his day long visit, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate is scheduled to hold three poll rallies—one each in Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur.Modi has no schedule this time in Guwahati and Silchar a month after he held two different rallies.
KMSS seems to have intensified protest against Akhil Gogoi after police arrested the peasant body president in connection with the Dispur self immolation case.Hundreds of KMSS activists thronged Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati early in the morning on Wednesday and started staging dharna demanding immediate release of Gogoi apart from land patta for the landless lot.Police flogged a section of KMSS activists when they staged dharna at the CJM court premises when Gogoi was brought to be produced before the court.
Amid tight security Akhil Gogoi was produced before the court of chief judicial magistrate in Guwahati on Wednesday nearly 20 days after he was arrested in connection with the self immolation case.Police arrested three KMSS activists for staging dharna at the CJM court premises when the KMSS president was brought to the court.The CJM court remanded Gogoi to judicial custody after the end of the 5 days police custody.
A two year old child died on Wednesday two days after his father inflicted torture on him sending shockwaves across the state.Identified as Ripunjay Nath, the child died early in the morning at GNRC where he has been battling for life after his father inflicted physical on him at a coconut three amid a quarrel with his wife in Changsari in the outskirt of Guwahati.His mother is also undergoing treatment at the GNRC hospital.The incident took place when the husband clashed with his wife and inflicted torture on the two year old where an irate mob burnt down his house.A women neighbor also died when police resorted to firing to disperse the angry mob.
Two full grown rhinos seem to have been unleashing no less terror in Gohpur after they strayed out of Kaziranga on Wednesday.Villagers in Buroimukh area spotted the rhinos at a open paddy field early in the morning. Forest officials arrived in the spot after the panic stricken villagers informed the department.Efforts are on to chase away the animals.
The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday is expected to hear the anticipatory bail petition of Kamal Medhi who is absconding after police registered case against in connection with the recent self immolation case.Earlier, the Court of chief judicial magistrate refused bail to the KMSS general secretary and his counsel moved the high court which agreed to hear the plea on Wednesday. Dharjya Konwar, publicity secretary, KMSS, however was granted interim bail till Wednesday while the interim bail of Amarjyoti Bezbaruah was made absolute by the Court.
The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday is all set to hear the bail petition of Akhil Gogoi nearly 20 days after Dispur police arrested the KMSS president in connection with the recent self immolation case.Advocates Bijon Mahajan and Shantanu Barthakur appeared for the accused.The on March 14 deferred the bail petition hearing of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity president Akhil Gogoi till Wednes after prosecution sought
Its official. After weeks of will-it-wont-it, AICC has announced Kirip Chaliah as the candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Mongoldoi.The confirmation came from AICC on Tuesday evening much to a major relief for the former MP from Guwahati.The development took place hours after former Congress MP Madhab Rajbanshi joined the Asom Gana Parishad.Notably, Rajbanshi who is a strong Koch Rajbanshi leader was put out of the race for Congress ticket to contest from Mongoldoi constituency. Two other contenders were Pradyut Bhuyan and Pranjeet Chaudhury.
BJP leader Chandra Mohan Patowary lambasted AGP leadership for avoiding a pact between the parties to corner Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on his arrival from New Delhi, the former AGP president blamed it all on the autocratic style of functionings by the leadership during the last couple of years.“I am disappointed. This has forced me to pull out of the regional party and finally to join BJP,” said Patowary who was associated with AGP since its inception. He said that AGP’s failure to reach pact with BJP would help Congress win the polls in some pockets with flying colours.Patowary joined BJP at a recent...
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