Get set for Lok Sabha polls: Dr. G. Parameshwar
Udupi, July 21: Start preparing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections by compensating the flaws in the assembly polls. Rahul Gandhi must be made prime minister by getting 20 seats in Karnataka.
He was speaking at a KPCC office bearer and District Congress presidents meeting.
“Despite giving good governance, schemes; somewhere we stumbled. No charges of corruption against our previous government have also been heard. We gave good governance. We were confident of winning the 125 places,” he said.
Those mistakes should not be repeated this time. Entire country’s responsibility has come on young leader Rahul Gandhi. His words were more relevant in Parliament yesterday. He came down heavily on Modi government. All of us need his administration.
We had created booth-level committees in the last assembly elections last time. This time, these committees should be used more efficiently.
“The new presidents should create new committees and share the work with everyone. Each activist of the Congress will get a place in the party. Thus everyone should work for the party,” Parameshwar said.
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Himachal’s Sammoo village does not celebrate Diwali due to centuries-old 'curse’; Here’s why
Hamirpur: The residents of Sammoo village in Hamirpur district located in Himachal Pradesh are continuing a centuries-old tradition of not celebrating Diwali. No houses are lit during the festival, no special dishes are prepared, and no sounds of crackers are heard.
This is an ancient custom that people have been following for ages due to the fear of a curse from a woman who committed Sati on Diwali, according to a PTI report.
The legend goes that, many years ago, the woman who had left for her parent's home to celebrate Diwali received news that her husband, a soldier in the king's court, had died. The woman, who was pregnant, was devastated and burnt herself on her husband's pyre. It is believed she cursed the villagers, declaring that they would never again be able to celebrate Diwali.
As a result, the village has not celebrated the festival since, with elders reportedly warning younger generations that celebrations would invite misfortune, disaster, and deaths.
Bhoranj panchayat pradhan Pooja Devi stated that since she got married and moved to this village, she has never witnessed Diwali being celebrated. “Even if the villagers settle outside, the curse of the women won’t leave them. Some years ago, a family from the village settled far away were preparing some local dishes for Diwali when their house caught fire. The people of the village only worship Sati and light diyas in front of her,” Pooja Devi was quoted as saying by the news agency.
The report also cited another village elder, who has lived through more than 70 Diwalis without celebration, mentioning that whenever someone attempts to celebrate, tragedy strikes the village.
“For hundreds of years, people have refrained from celebrating Diwali. On the day of Diwali, if a family, even by mistake, bursts crackers and makes dishes at home, then disaster is sure to happen,” the report quoted another villager.
The people in the village have tried a lot of measures, such as havans and yagyas, to get rid of the curse. However, nothing has reportedly worked.
