Guwahati: Politics has started afresh covid restrictions imposed by Assam Government through new SOP which is going to fade away in the coming times Magh Bihu Celebrations in mid-January.
deputy leader of congress Lok Sabha Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi and Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi took to Twitter on Sunday to express grief over the state government’s decision to restrict Bihu celebrations but go ahead with campaigning for local body elections. Gaurav tweeted, “The new SOP in Assam has closed schools and banned Bihu celebrations, but campaigning for the local Thengal Kachari Autonomous Elections remains untouched by the state government.” He termed as ironic the dual approach of the state government towards elections and festivals and classroom activities amid the alarming surge in COVID cases. “I am part of the political process so will follow the rules but the irony is hard to ignore,” he wrote.
Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu is a festival mostly celebrated in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, which marks the end of the harvesting season. Magh Bihu festival begins with community feast Makar Sankranti, called “uruka”, around hut-like structures called “meiji” or ‘bhela houses’ – made of bamboo and straw. On the next morning of Magh Bihu, people burn Meji after the holy bath and offer prayers before that. It is one of the three Bihus, which is known to make feasting and joyous as granaries become abundant with the harvest of paddy.
Municipal elections are also likely to be held in February. Even as speculations were rife in political circles that urban local body elections in the state may be postponed due to the Covid scare, the Election Commission’s decision to hold assembly elections in several states in February-March The body cannot change the previous plan of holding elections. State on time. In such circumstances, the opposition parties and political leaders pitching on ethnic-regional lines, came down heavily on the BJP-led state government for not giving enough leeway to celebrate Magh Bihu, for which preparations are in full swing.
firebrand farmer leader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi Threatened to violate Kovid ban on Magh Bihu. He criticized Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for relaxing the night curfew on the night of December 31 to celebrate the New Year, but not in the traditional festival of Magh Bihu. “The restrictions imposed by the Assam government on Magh Bihu are not acceptable. On the night of December 31, relaxations were allowed for the celebration of the New Year. The government was also soft in curbing Kovid on New Year’s Day. But our own cultural festivals face attack,” Akhil said.
The night curfew continues in the state from 10 pm to 6 am, Akhil said, adding that it will spoil the tradition of burning Meji early in the morning on Magh Bihu as well as on the night of Uruka. “If New Year and Puja can be celebrated without any worries, then why restrict our cultural festivals?” Akhil inquired.
deputy leader of congress Lok Sabha Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi and Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi took to Twitter on Sunday to express grief over the state government’s decision to restrict Bihu celebrations but go ahead with campaigning for local body elections. Gaurav tweeted, “The new SOP in Assam has closed schools and banned Bihu celebrations, but campaigning for the local Thengal Kachari Autonomous Elections remains untouched by the state government.” He termed as ironic the dual approach of the state government towards elections and festivals and classroom activities amid the alarming surge in COVID cases. “I am part of the political process so will follow the rules but the irony is hard to ignore,” he wrote.
Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu is a festival mostly celebrated in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, which marks the end of the harvesting season. Magh Bihu festival begins with community feast Makar Sankranti, called “uruka”, around hut-like structures called “meiji” or ‘bhela houses’ – made of bamboo and straw. On the next morning of Magh Bihu, people burn Meji after the holy bath and offer prayers before that. It is one of the three Bihus, which is known to make feasting and joyous as granaries become abundant with the harvest of paddy.
Municipal elections are also likely to be held in February. Even as speculations were rife in political circles that urban local body elections in the state may be postponed due to the Covid scare, the Election Commission’s decision to hold assembly elections in several states in February-March The body cannot change the previous plan of holding elections. State on time. In such circumstances, the opposition parties and political leaders pitching on ethnic-regional lines, came down heavily on the BJP-led state government for not giving enough leeway to celebrate Magh Bihu, for which preparations are in full swing.
firebrand farmer leader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi Threatened to violate Kovid ban on Magh Bihu. He criticized Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for relaxing the night curfew on the night of December 31 to celebrate the New Year, but not in the traditional festival of Magh Bihu. “The restrictions imposed by the Assam government on Magh Bihu are not acceptable. On the night of December 31, relaxations were allowed for the celebration of the New Year. The government was also soft in curbing Kovid on New Year’s Day. But our own cultural festivals face attack,” Akhil said.
The night curfew continues in the state from 10 pm to 6 am, Akhil said, adding that it will spoil the tradition of burning Meji early in the morning on Magh Bihu as well as on the night of Uruka. “If New Year and Puja can be celebrated without any worries, then why restrict our cultural festivals?” Akhil inquired.
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