Mumbai: Congress on Saturday urged the Head of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray to allow the Puja Chhath and directed BMC to build an artificial pond for Puja throughout the city.
In a letter to Cm Thackeray, the head of the Mumbai Congress Bhai Jagtap said that BMC must provide an artificial pond for Puja.
BMC has allowed the celebration of this year’s Puja Chhath in Mumbai but has asked worshipers to ‘avoid’ beaches and sea coast.
BMC instead urges worshipers to celebrate festivals in a way that is low or limited and do puja in artificial ponds and ask the police to ensure that there is no crowding on the beach.
“Given the crowd on the sea coast during the Puja Chhath, it is possible to practice Covid-19 norms such as social distance.
So the mass celebration of Chhat Puja on the coast must be avoided and the police must ensure that there is now crowding.
Organizations that request permission at the environmental level must be Build an artificial pool at their own expense and even fill the pool after the puja chhath is over.
This will be the responsibility of the implementation organization, “BMC circular state.
Chhath Puja, who will start on November 10 and ended the next morning, mostly celebrated by Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Natives.
Women fast and pray to the Sun and Chhathi Devi for the longevity and welfare of their husbands and children.
Chhat Puja is celebrated by people from North India, so keep the covid-19 limit in mind, I encourage you to personally see the problem and direct BMC to build an artificial pool, “said Jagtap in his letter.
Congress Suraj Singh Thakur said,” Same Like BMC making arrangements for GanPati Visarjan, BMC must also make arrangements for Chhath Puja.
There are more than 30 lakh northern Indians in Mumbai so BMC must make all settings for them.
BMC must also allow festivals to be celebrated in a limited manner such as GanPati Varajan.
The North Indian community should not be discriminated against.
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