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.
Dispur police have seized the vehicle carrying Pranab Boro to Dispur for self immolation on February 24.The red coloured Nano vehicle belonging to Nagen Pegu in Six Milke areas was seized on Saturday evening.On Sunday morning it was shifted to Panbazar police station were Akhil Gogoi along with 6 other KMSS activists are being kept. A team of high level police officials is understood to have been grilling Gogoi and his associates in this connection.Towards the evening they would be produced before the court to seek them in police remand.All they were arrested from their residences on Sunday wee hours which runs into a hail of protest.
Finally police have confirmed arrest of Akhil Gogoi along with 6 other KMSS leaders.Talking to reporters in Panbazar, senior police superintendent AP Tiwary said that Gogoi was arrested in connection with a suo motto complaint by police apart from three FIRs pending against him.He said that custodial interrogation is required to unearth the truth. He would be produced before the court on Sunday evening to seek him in their remand.required for custodial investigation.
KMSS president Akhil Gogoi’s arrest runs into a hail of protest across the state.KMSS activists in large numbers have blocked roads and rails demanding immediate release of their leader who was arrested from his residence on Thursday wee hours.Reporters of escalating protest are pouring in from Karimganj, Nagaon, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Golaghat, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji.
A high drama took place when police and para military forces arrested Akhil Gogoi from his own residence on Thursday wee hours.As a police team led by magistrate Chinmoy Sarma reached Gogoi’s rented house in Nazarapar in Chandmari, KMSS supporters in large number thronged Chandmari and tried to prevent the arrest.Police resorted to blankfiring to disperse the KMSS supporters. Gogoi who is being kept in Panbazar police station has been arrested in two non bailable cases. He is expected to be produced before the court towards the evening.
Its confirm. Akhil Gogoi has been arrested. The KMSS leader along with 6 others have been picked up from their residences in the wee hours on Sunday.They were believed to have been arrested in connection with the recent self immolation case of a KMSS activist in Dispur on February 24. All they were taken to Panbazar police station to be produced before the court towards the evening.Notably, police have three cases pending against Gogoi. Dispur police alone has two cases field against him in connection with the self immolation case. On Friday, father of Pramod Boro who died in self immolation attempt field an FIR against Gogoi in Tangla police station.
AGP is gearing up for Lok Sabha polls amid speculations that the regional party is likely to go it alone in the upcoming polls.The party is understood to have finalized the candidates for 8 seats. Dr Arun Sarma will contest from Lakhimpur while Birendra Prasad Baishya will be AGP candidate for Guwahati.Pradeep Hazarika is candidate for Jorhat while Anup Phukan will contest from Dibrugarh. The party retains Joseph Toppo in Tezpur while Pradyut Bora will contest from Nagaon. Nurul Hussian will contest from Dhubri seat.
The Golaghat district administration has banned manufacturing and packing by Golden Eagle Tea industries hours after a woman died of tea poisoning on Saturday.A woman died after she consumed a cup of tea brewing trouble for a tea company.The incident took place at Aathkhelia area in the district where identified as Pramolota Saikia, fell sick along with her husband and son after sipping tea in the morning.
Properties worth one crore were reduced to ashes when a three storied caught fire in Guwahati on Saturday.The incident took at Barowari in Ujanbazar areas where the fire is believed to have originated from the burst of a cooking gas cylinder. There was no casualty. Five fire fighters arrived the spot.But by then the fire engulfed the entire building rapidly reducing properties worth to the tune of one crore.
A woman died after she consumed a cup of tea brewing trouble for a tea company.The incident took place at Aathkhelia area in the district where identified as Pramolota Saikia, fell sick along with her husband and son after sipping tea in the morning.According to information, the trio complained of uneasiness and vomiting half an hour after consuming tea of Golden Eagle brand of Binani Group.Premolota died in the morning while husband and son are undergoing treatment in Golaghat Civil Hospital.
Racial discrimination against north east people refuses to die down in New Delhi. This time the victim is a girl from Manpur.It took place at Vijaynagar area in the capital where two youths molested and assaulted the girl in front of his brother.Police have caught one of the duo after the victim lodged a complaint in Model Town police station. Search is on for the miscreant on the run.
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