GUWAHATI: Who could not completely do what the Supreme Court ordered, covid Scared – banned buffalo fighting This Magh Bihu,
The rise in COVID cases amid Omicron fears forced most villagers’ groups – which informally organized buffalo fights – to completely abandon the tradition in and around Ahatguri in the middle. Assam‘s Morigaon District.
The battle is usually held in the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam to commemorate Makar Sankranti,
At Baidyabori in Morigaon, however, attempts were made to organize a buffalo fight “secretly”, but the administration blocked the plan after receiving information from a section of villagers. The police had to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.
A group of cowherds at Kampur in nearby Nagaon district, however, managed to defy the ban but could not draw a crowd.
Morigaon Deputy Commissioner Prakash Ranjan Gharfalia said, “We have been very strict in buffalo fighting.
Apart from the court order, such gatherings can lead to a worsening of COVID. Earlier around 5,000 to 10,000 people enjoyed buffalo fighting in central Assam, where many famous personalities were also invited.
The rise in COVID cases amid Omicron fears forced most villagers’ groups – which informally organized buffalo fights – to completely abandon the tradition in and around Ahatguri in the middle. Assam‘s Morigaon District.
The battle is usually held in the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam to commemorate Makar Sankranti,
At Baidyabori in Morigaon, however, attempts were made to organize a buffalo fight “secretly”, but the administration blocked the plan after receiving information from a section of villagers. The police had to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.
A group of cowherds at Kampur in nearby Nagaon district, however, managed to defy the ban but could not draw a crowd.
Morigaon Deputy Commissioner Prakash Ranjan Gharfalia said, “We have been very strict in buffalo fighting.
Apart from the court order, such gatherings can lead to a worsening of COVID. Earlier around 5,000 to 10,000 people enjoyed buffalo fighting in central Assam, where many famous personalities were also invited.
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