bjp will depute 10,000 karsewaks at 160 chhath ghats of delhi for helping the
devotees – vijender gupta
New Delhi, 15th November. BJP Delhi Pradesh President Shri Vijender
Gupta has said that respecting the sentiments of 40 lakh Poorvanchalies of the
capital and on the occasion of their most sacred festival of Chhath Puja government
should declare Public Holiday on the 19th November. He has also demanded providing several
facilitates on Chhath Ghats for the Poorvanchalies. For this purpose a 13 point demand has been issued.
Party will organize camps with Karsewaks at 160 Chhath Ghats so that the
worshippers may not face any difficulty.
The demands are :
1 Demand for declaring Public Holiday on Chhath Puja in Delhi.
2 Sufficient number of special trains should be run from Delhi to Bihar.
3 Sufficient arrangements be made for worshippers in MCD and
DDA parks.
4 Additional Water be released at Wazirabad Ghats on this
occasion.
5 Special cleaning at Yamuna banks be done. Uneven roads be made worth waking.
6 Arrangements for free parking be made at Ghats.
7 Sufficient number of toilets for men and women be provided
at the Ghats.
8 Provision of tents for women to change clothes at Yamuna
banks.
9 Arrangements for police and motor boats in sufficient
numbers.
10 Provision
for beds, durries, polythene sheets, lighting, drinking water for night stay
for every 1000 people at each Chhath Ghat and medical facilities.
11 Free and sufficient transport service be provided.
12 Mob
control and disaster management team be deputed at all the main railway
stations of Delhi.
13 Temporary medical camps be opened at
railway station and bus terminals.
Shri Gupta was talking to the press
persons at BJP Delhi Pradesh Head Office today. BJP Delhi Pradesh Poorvanchal
Cell Convenor Abhay Varma was present on this occasion. He told that BJP as the strong protector of
Indian culture, will depute 10,000 volunteers for helping the Chhath worshippers
on every Chhath Ghats of Delhi. BJP Pradesh President will himself visit
prominent Ghats with his team so that the
worshippers do not face any difficulty.
In accordance will the direction of Pradesh President all the three
corporations have taken steps to clean the Ghats. Additional number of laborers have been
deputed for this work.
Pradesh President has demanded Delhi government to make
arrangements for the sale of fruits/flowers and other necessary items for
Chhath Puja at concessional rates for the worshippers so that price spiral does
not spoil the festival. The shopkeepers
have increased the prices of fruits and other items used by worshippers on this
occasion in view of forthcoming Chhath Puja.
Government should make all the necessary arrangements to control the
prices so that all the items used by the worshippers may be available at fair
price. Bananas are being sold @ Rs. 70
per dozen, Apples @ Rs. 160 per kg, Mosami @ Rs. 60 per kg, Permanganate @ Rs.
180 per kg, Coconuts @ Rs. 50 per piece, Orange @ Rs. 150 per kg, Naak @ Rs.
120 per kg, B-gosha @ Rs. 100 per kg, Ananas @ Rs. 60 per piece, Sharifa @ Rs.
120 per kg on this occasion.
Shri Gupta issued a list of 160
Chhath Ghats to the press persons. It may be mentioned that in Bihar State
and its neighboring areas two days public holiday is allowed so that the people
may observe the Chhath Puja of Lord Sun will full enthusiasm. This festival is
observed for the welfare of family, society, country and the world. This is the only festival in which the
setting sun and the rising sun is worshipped.
After paying obeisance to the setting sun the worshippers pass their
night on the bank of rivers singing devotional songs. On the next day they pay obeisance to the
rising sun and conclude their worship of Sun God. Besides India
this festival is observed in Mauritius,
Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia,
Java, Sumatra, Africa etc. where
Poorvanchalies are living.