Organizers said the burning of the cockroach effigy was aimed at raising awareness about filth and its associated health problems.
New Delhi. Ravana during Dussehra celebrations in north-western area of Delhi on Tuesday., Effigies of Kumbhakarna and Meghnad along with cockroaches 30 A foot high effigy was also burnt. Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee' Organizers of the event said that the burning of the cockroach effigy was aimed at highlighting the problems associated with unhygienic environment and the spread of diseases, as well as encouraging people to take responsibility for keeping their homes and surrounding areas clean.
A large number of people attended this program organized in the grounds of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) located at Netaji Subhash Place in Pitampura. During this period, the huge effigy of a cockroach was the main center of attraction. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Model Town and committee chairman Ashok Goyal Devraha said that the cockroach effigy was a symbol of a social problem.
he said, This year, the burning of the cockroach effigy was done with the aim of raising awareness about filth and its associated health problems.” He said that cockroaches are associated with unhygienic conditions and can cause problems like allergies and asthma. BJP's Rajya Sabha member Arun Singh participated in this program., Delhi government minister Kapil Mishra and Vishwa Hindu Parishad Delhi unit president Kapil Khanna attended as chief guests.
Demand to register FIR against organizers
meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bhardwaj has complained to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar against the organizers of burning the cockroach effigy. Bhardwaj social media platform 'x' But in a post the organizers were accused of deliberately hurting religious sentiments., Accused of trying to change the sacred traditions of Hinduism and inciting enmity between communities.