Chhattisgarh clerk punished as Ravan heads remain unburnt on Dussehra
India Today
An employee of Dhamtari civic body in Chhattisgarh was suspended after all ten heads of the effigy of Ravan remained unburnt during the Dussehra celebrations in Dhamtari.
An employee of Dhamtari civic body in Chhattisgarh was suspended and show-cause notices were issued to four officials after all ten heads of the effigy of Ravan remained unburnt during the Dussehra celebrations in Dhamtari.
The pictures of the effigy-burning event held on October 5 in Ramleela Maidan in Dhamtari show the heads of the demon king remained intact, while the torso was reduced to ashes.
Dussehra or Vijayadashami marks the end of the annual Durga Puja festival, wherein the effigies of Ravana are burnt across the country to symbolise the victory of good over evil.
In Dhamtari, the Ravan effigy-burning event was organised by the local civic body.
After the Dussehra celebration, the Dhamtari Municipal Corporation (DMC) ordered suspension of clerk Rajendra Yadav for his alleged negligence in making the effigy of Ravan.
The order states, Mr Yadav, assistant grade-3, has committed grave negligence in making effigy of Ravan for Dussehra celebration 2022 that maligned the image of the DMC.
After the suspension of Mr Yadav, another employee, Samarth Ransingh, was given his charge, said Rajesh Padamwar, executive engineer of the DMC.
