Why 'Virodh' for Chhath Puja? BJP asks Kejriwal govt to lift ban on Chhath; MP Manoj Tiwari gets injured during protest
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and others condemned Kejriwal-led Delhi government for the ban on the festival that is celebrated by lakhs of Purvanchalis in the capital.
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Delhi BJP leaders and workers staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here on Tuesday against the ban on celebration of Chhath festival in the capital. Meanwhile, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari got injured during the protest and was rushed to Safdarjung hospital. He sustained an injury on his ear, said party leader Neelkant Bakshi.
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and others condemned Kejriwal-led Delhi government for the ban on the festival that is celebrated by lakhs of Purvanchalis in the capital. Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its order on September 30, prohibited Chhath at riverbanks, water bodies and other public places in view of Covid.
However, Gupta asserted on Monday that Chhath would be celebrated grandly and the BJP-ruled municipal corporations would make arrangements for it. The protesters demanded Kejriwal government to send a proposal to DDMA for lifting the ban on the festival. Earlier, Kejriwal had said that the decision to prohibit of Chhath at public places was taken in view of health and safety of the people.
hhath Puja is an auspicious Hindu festival dedicated to Surya Dev (Sun God) and Chhathi Maiya. The festival is celebrated with great pomp in Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal as well as the Madhesh region of Nepal. Chhath puja is celebrated 6 days after Diwali on the Shashti Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This year, the celebration begins from today November 10, 2021.
On Chhath Puja fasting is mainly observed by women folks for the well-being of sons and the happiness of the family. The four-day-long festivals begin with a ritual called Nahay Khay on Chaturthi, two days before the Shashthi date.
In this festival, women keep a 'Nirjala' fast for 36-hour and worship Surya Dev (Sun God) and Chhathi Maiya. The four-day Mahaparva Chhath begins with 'Nahai Khay' on the first day, i.e. Chaturthi Tithi followed by Kharna on the second day, i.e. Panchami Tithi. And the Chhath puja festivities come to an end with Usha Arghya in the morning of Saptami Tithi, i.e. the fourth day.
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