Early Times Report
Kathua, Oct 3: As part of ritual of worshiping weapons (Shastra Pujan) on Dussehra, Shri Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha under the aegis of Kumar Rajput Sabha organized a programme at Rajput Sabha Office in ward number 7.
Sabha carried out this ritual in the leadership of District President Jai Singh and other seniors of Rajput community. The dozen of members of Sabha after washing and cleaning weapons, arranged them in a row, garland them with flowers and worshiped them as per rituals.
At this moment, Jai Singh said that weapons are of great pride for us, for they help us to defend our self and save others from enemies. We worship them for they are respectful and protect us from enemies.
Alleging the local administration, he said that he was sorry to say that the local administration is neither issuing new licenses for weapons where as weapon holders also suffering for their renewal for the administration is not cooperating.
Gian Singh Pathania, Komal Singh, Nirbhay Singh, Mohinder Singh, Randheer Singh, Krishan Singh, Randeep Singh, Vikesh Singh Pathania, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Vikrant Singh and many others were present on the occasion.In the same way, Seema Jan Kalyan Samiti members visited different parts of Tehsil Hiranagar and organized Shastra Poojan.
During a program organized at Hiranagar, the publicity secretary Master Devraj said that on this day soldiers and the feudal princes clean their weapons, arrange them in a row and worship them. Farmers and artisans too worship their respective implements or instruments. Some also perform this ritual on the ninth day of Navratra. |
