Chhath, which is celebrated six days after Diwali, begins on November 20 of this year.
New Delhi [India]:
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday criticized the Delhi government for banning Chhath Puja on several banks of the Yamuna River in the nation’s capital, saying the Aam Aadmi party-led administration was compensating for not making the necessary arrangements for celebrations.
“The Delhi government has opened up all markets and DTC buses operate without social distancing. The same government is banning puja in the name of Covid-19. Clearly this is a failure of this government. Rather than ban celebrations, arrangements should have been made to ensure “do gaz ki doori” (social distancing), ”Adesh Gupta, head of Delhi’s BJP.
Chhath, which is celebrated six days after Diwali, begins on November 20 of this year. It is one of the most popular festivals for the people of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Devotees gather and take a sacred dip in rivers, ponds and other bodies of water during the four-day festivities. The Puja is celebrated in the national capital with great fervor by the natives of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Last week, the Delhi government, led by the Aam Aadmi party, decided to ban community celebrations of Chhath Puja at the Ghats to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“To avoid crowd gatherings amid the pandemic, we have decided to ban community Chhath Puja celebrations near the ghats this year. Officials have been urged to take strict action against people not following COVID protocols. -19 “, said Satyendar Jain, Delhi’s Minister of Health. told reporters.
