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espite being hardpressed by floods, drought and a sky-rocketting price level, Assam is observing Kati Bihu across the state with traditional fervour. As the night falls on Sunday, rows and rows of earthen lamps are twinkling in the paddy fields and households. Pujas are being offered before the scared Tulsi plants in the courtyards where the people of all ages----irrespective of castes and creeds are praying for good crop this time. This Bihu is marked not by opulence and festivities, but by austerity as during this time of the year the farmers undergo a lean phase in their cropping. Kati Bihu, also known as Kangali Bihu, is the festival of the poor celebrated by the Assamese. Meanwhile, lakhs of fllod affected people have to survive without food and shelter on this day after the last wave of floods rendered them homeless. There is no enthusiasm of Kati Bihu among the farmers of Lakhimpur and Dhemajir. Lakhs of farmers have to pass sleepless nights ion this day due to lack of food and shelter. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s development programmes has no meaning for these farmers. There is no perspective plan of agriculture minister Pramila Rani Brahma to increase rabi crops production among the flood affected farmers. Lakhs of marooned people have to stay at railway lines, highways and embankments after the last wave of flood washed everything. They have nothing to worship before the Goddess Laxmi on this day. No paddy seedlings are growing in the fields. They have nothing to offer before Tulsi plant and light earthen lamps in agricultural fields. The government has not come up with any programme for relief and rehabilitation of these farmers. The poverty has dampened the sspirt of the Bihu among the farmers. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was busy in foreign trip at the time of flood. Agriculture minister pramila Rani Brahma was busy with special photo session in agricultural fields. There is non to look after the condition of these marooned farmers. Bihu has no meaning for them.
espite being hardpressed by floods, drought and a sky-rocketting price level, Assam is observing Kati Bihu across the state with traditional fervour. As the night falls on Sunday, rows and rows of earthen lamps are twinkling in the paddy fields and households. Pujas are being offered before the scared Tulsi plants in the courtyards where the people of all ages----irrespective of castes and creeds are praying for good crop this time. This Bihu is marked not by opulence and festivities, but by austerity as during this time of the year the farmers undergo a lean phase in their cropping. Kati Bihu, also known as Kangali Bihu, is the festival of the poor celebrated by the Assamese. Meanwhile, lakhs of fllod affected people have to survive without food and shelter on this day after the last wave of floods rendered them homeless. There is no enthusiasm of Kati Bihu among the farmers of Lakhimpur and Dhemajir. Lakhs of farmers have to pass sleepless nights ion this day due to lack of food and shelter. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s development programmes has no meaning for these farmers. There is no perspective plan of agriculture minister Pramila Rani Brahma to increase rabi crops production among the flood affected farmers. Lakhs of marooned people have to stay at railway lines, highways and embankments after the last wave of flood washed everything. They have nothing to worship before the Goddess Laxmi on this day. No paddy seedlings are growing in the fields. They have nothing to offer before Tulsi plant and light earthen lamps in agricultural fields. The government has not come up with any programme for relief and rehabilitation of these farmers. The poverty has dampened the sspirt of the Bihu among the farmers. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was busy in foreign trip at the time of flood. Agriculture minister pramila Rani Brahma was busy with special photo session in agricultural fields. There is non to look after the condition of these marooned farmers. Bihu has no meaning for them.
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