The people of the Indian state of Punjab burnt the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the religious festival ‘Dussehra’.
According to the details, farmers in the Indian Punjab celebrated the traditional festival of Dussehra on Sunday, a day when Hindus burn the effigies of Rawan. The highlight of the festival on Sunday was that the people of Indian Punjab burned the effigies of Narendra Modi instead of Rawan.
The Punjab Farmers Union had distributed Modi’s effigies free of cost on the occasion of Dussehra in different cities of the state like Bathinda, Tarn Taran Sahib, Ferozepur, Amritsar etc. The Hindus believe that by burning Rawan, all their sins are burnt to ashes and they get rid of their troubles.
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Farmers union officials say that Modi is the biggest devil for India and burning this big devil on the occasion of Dussehra will bring peace in the country.
It is to be noted that farmers’ demonstrations are at their peak all over Punjab and farmers have been protesting against the Agriculture Ordinance enacted by the Modi government for several days.
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This is a unique incident of burning Modi’s effigies instead of traditional effigies on the occasion of Dussehra. Farmers have the support of the long-time ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Akali Dal, which recently severed ties with the BJP in opposition to the Agriculture Ordinance.
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Keep in mind that farmers in India are facing serious economic problems and thousands of farmers commit suicide every year under the same compulsions.
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