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.
Properties worth one crore have been reduced to ashes when a devastating fire engulfed a lodged in Guwahati on Monday.The incident took place at 2 in the afternoon in Birubari because of a cylinder explosion. Within a short period of time, the fire ravaged the lodge along with a four wheeler. Fire tenders arrived in the spot. But by then the fire took its massive turn. The extent of loss is yet to be assessed.
Police have arrested an infamous poacher from Gohpur on Monday.Identified as Hemram Pegu, he was involved in the recent rhino poaching in the Jobora chapori inside the Kaziranga national park.He, however, is believed to have confessed that he sold the horn at Dimapur. Police interrogation is going on.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday slammed Narendra Modi alleging BJP was expert in packaging and marketing.Releasing the white paper on the central assistance to the state during the UPA and NDA governments at the Centre, Gogoi said that the state received only 13,000 crore from the centre during the NDA government at the Centre.He said that amount of central assistant during the UPA government is Rs 24,000 crore.
Pomp and gaiety continue to grip the state holi festival enters second day on Monday.Festivity seems to have given the entire state and its people a fresh look on Monday heaps of various hues of gulal and abeer are shining in the nook and corner. With Pichkaris in their hands, the boys and girls are coming out to the streets to drench each other. Holi is also called the Spring Festival - as it marks the arrival of spring.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said that Congress in Assam will get more than 10 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Gogoi said that the ruling party has a huge target of 12 seats while they are confident of more than 10 seats.According to him, BJP will hardly get any seat in the polls in Assam.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said that the state has been progressing only during the UPA government at the centre.Releasing the white paper on the central assistance to the state during the UPA and NDA governments at the Centre, Gogoi said that the amount of central assistant during the UPA government is much higher than the NDA government at the Centre.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday strongly lambasted BJP alleging gross injustice to Assam during the NDA government at the Centre.Releasing the white paper on the central assistance to the state during the UPA and NDA governments at the Centre, Gogoi said that Assam was lagging behind during the NDA government at the Centre.
Finally, Mani Kumar Subba will contest in Tezpur as an independent candidate.Subba, the former MP from that constituency who was denied ticket by the party told reporters in Tezpur that nobody can stop his imminent victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The lottery baron came down heavily on Bhupen Bora saying that his Congress counterpart is too young to represent the constituency.
Noted educationist and exponent of Sattriya culture Dr Jagannath Mahanta passed away after prolonged illness on Sunday.The end came at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Science, Vasant Kunj, in New Delhi at 4:40 in the afternoon where he was admitted a couple of weeks.A pall of gloom has descended in the entire Jhanji area as soon as the sad news spread like wildfires in the afternoon.Dr Mahanta, who taught Assamese in Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College in Jamuguri was known for his research works on Sattriyta culture.
A security personnel deployed to guard a coal trader surrendered before on Sunday after he was accused in a shoot out case in Guwahati.The incident took place at Kundil Nagar in Beltola area where the security man fired upon two youths in front of the Prabhat Apartment in the evening.The two bike riders, manage to escape safely. But local residents in large number came out to the streets and demanded action against the security personnel.Local residents told Assam Times that the security personnel deployed to guard a coal businessman targeted the youths bereft of any reason.Later at 7-30 in the evening, he surrendered before the Basistha police. ...
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