Malout to give Dasehra revelry a miss this year

Scenario elsewhere: Workers make preparations for Dasehra at Daresi in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, October 20

Amid the unrest in the state, the police have a daunting task ahead of ensuring peaceful Dasehra celebrations even as the festival will be a low-key affair this year in most parts of the state.

For instance, the Dasehra committee in Malout has cancelled the celebrations this year. Notably, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has always been the chief guest during the festival here in the past. Dinesh Garg ‘Tony’, president of the Dasehra committee, Malout, told The Tribune that due to the prevailing tension, the festival would not be celebrated this year in the town.

Meanwhile, with just two days left for Dasehra, the police are on their toes to bring back normalcy. They have been reportedly directed to deal with any kind of situation very diligently and to try not to use force. “Protesters have gone berserk and any untoward incident could further disturb the situation. So we have been told to use restraint, maintain law and order,” said a senior police officer.

Courtesy: The Tribune