On Dasehra, Khattar asks people to burn inner evils

Tribune News Service

Karnal, October 19

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has asked the people to burn inner evils. He also urged them to burn social evils like female foeticide and exhorted them to maintain cleanliness in their vicinity.

The Chief Minister was chairing the Dasehra festival organised by the Ramlila Sabha here on Friday and burnt the effigies of Ravan (75 ft), Meghnath and Kumbhkaran by pressing a button.

Reacting to the demand of the Ramlila Sabha, the CM announced to provide a permanent ground for the Dasehra celebrations. He said, “The Ramlila Sabha has raised the issue of non-availability of permanent ground for Dasehra and I have asked the authorities of the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) to provide land for it.”

Khattar highlighted the importance of festivals in Indian culture and said that the festivals give a message of unity. He also urged the people to learn lesson from the character of Lord Rama.

Later, the CM inaugurated newly renovated Karan Park.

Panipat: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar extended greetings to the people of the state on Dasehra and said it is a festival of victory of truth over evil. He was here on Friday to perform Dasehra puja.

Addressing a gathering, Khattar appealed the people to take a pledge on this festival to kill social evils from the country so that it could become a model country.

Applauding the increase in sex ratio at birth, Khattar said it was 837 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ mission from Panipat and now it reached 931.