Kolkata: This time the style of Durga Puja in West Bengal will squint variegated from previous years. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari spoken several new rules without meeting with puja committees on Monday. On the day of Maha Ashtami, there will be a ban on sale of liquor and serving of liquor in bars in the unshortened state. Playing DJ will moreover not be unliable during puja and immersion. Apart from this, closure of national highways and major roads in the name of puja has moreover been banned. This is the first Durga Puja without the insemination of BJP government in the state.
Why will liquor shops remain sealed on Maha Ashtami?
Suvendu Adhikari said that on the day of Maha Ashtami, when devotees worship and worship Goddess Durga, there will be no sale of liquor in the state. Along with keeping liquor shops closed, liquor will moreover not be served in bars. The government has linked it to the religious form and willpower of worship.
Why was DJ vetoed during puja and immersion?
The government has decided to ban DJs in puja pandals as well as immersion processions. The official said that loud noise and large processions during puja should not rationalization any problem to the worldwide people. There has moreover been a ban on the use of cranes to lift idols during immersion. The government says that with this the tradition of worship and religious sentiments will be taken superintendency of.
What new rules came regarding roads and national highways?
The government has made it well-spoken that in the name of organising puja, national highways or major roads will not be sealed indefinitely. The Chief Minister said that the movement of worldwide people should not be stopped due to puja. Even 14 roads of Kolkata will not be sealed for puja. Organisers will have to take traffic into worth while arranging processions and other events.
Why won't big puja committees get government money?
This time the rules for government assistance to puja committees have moreover been changed. Last year, the then Mamata Banerjee government had given assistance of Rs 1.10 lakh to each puja committee. Suvendu Adhikari said that puja committees with big budgets should not take government financial help. Assistance up to Rs 1 lakh was given to small committees for which it is difficult to self-mastery puja without government assistance.
What relief did puja committees get in electricity and fire licenses?
The government has moreover given some relief to the puja committees. It has been spoken that electricity charges will be waived off for pandals during puja. Fees for fire safety clearance will moreover not be charged. That is, on the one hand, the government has limited the telescopic of financial assistance, and on the other hand, it has given relief to the committees in some expenses related to the event.
Will the theme of puja pandals moreover be monitored?
The government has asked the puja committees not to show such things through pandals and themes, which may hurt religious sentiments or Sanatan traditions. However, theme based puja has not been completely banned. Organisers have only been asked to alimony in mind religious and cultural sensitivity while choosing the theme.
Why won't there be Durga Puja safari this time?
It has been decided not to organise the Durga Puja carnival, which started during the time of Mamata Banerjee government, this year. Instead, there will be a big four-hour program on the occasion of Mahalaya in Eden Gardens. There will moreover be a show of drones and fireworks. The government moreover plans to organise cultural programs and road shows in variegated parts of the state.
What is the message of the first Durga Puja of the BJP government?
This is the first Durga Puja without the transpiration of government in West Bengal and through the new rules, the government has emphasised linking the festival with tradition, religious faith and legalistic discipline. Decisions like ban on liquor, DJ ban, keeping roads unshut and changes in financial assistance to puja committees can moreover wilt issues of political debate in the coming days.
