New Delhi: Delhi Congress on Thursday held a protest outside the Minister of Chief Arvind Kejriwal here against the government’s decision not to allow the celebration of Puja Chhath in public places, said a party statement.
“If the Delhi government can allow the opening of all other activities, including religious functions, denying permits to hold a Puja Chhath, the most important religious festival of the Powrvanchalis, is a retrograde step,” said Congress Delhi Anil Kumar, who led the protest.
According to the demonstrators, the decision has caused “injured in the religious sentiment of Lakh Poralvanchalis who lives in Delhi”.
“Chhath Puja is the most important religious festival of Powrvanchalis, and this festival has received a niche slot in Delhi over the past years.” It was the Congress government that has made Chhath Ghats on the edge of Yamuna and in other water bodies.
For smooth and orderly behavior from the Government of Chhath, but the Government Arvind (Kejriwal) denied permits to hold Puja in a religious petition that it would spread Covid-19 infection, even though the government did not deny permits to hold other festivals, “he said.
He added That this decision numbered the government who treated the dieselers, the “contribution to Delhi’s development and progress had been very valuable, in stepmother mode”.
” The Arvind government has no problem liberalization of excise policy and opening liquor stores everywhere, and the crazy outlets of liquor outlets outside have violated all Covid protocols with impunity.
“But CM spread lies that Chhath Puja will spread covid pandemic without evidence,” Kumar said.
He added that he also wrote to LG to allow Chhath Puja, because the Delhi government has allowed a swimming pool, fitness center, and other social activities to operate, and there is no logic in denying permission to hold the puja chhath.
“The government can certainly enforce Covid guidelines among worshipers who participate in the Puja Chhath, but deny permission will only hurt and alienate the morvanchalists,” Kumar said.