The Sanatan concept of pilgrimage like kawad yatra specifically, in layman's terms, is to purify oneself and aspire to achieve moksha. It is about easing the pain Shiva bears by holding poison in his throat through pouring pure waters of Maa Ganga on him.. The goal is to share pain and miseries, not to create havoc on other creatures. The Kavad Yatra has become a nightmare for common people on the road. What you see now are not pilgrims but mob mentality. The huge DJs and blaring music, which have nothing to do with spirituality, are now a major menace. You will understand the power of noise when, in your vehicle, you pass next to these DJs; your vehicle shakes. Sometimes, they clear traffic like police pilot vehicles do for netas and bureaucrats- same entitlement of power and authority. God forbid if you touch any of the Kavadis; rest assured you will be beaten black and blue. Urgent reforms are needed in the execution of Kavad Yatra. No DJS, only on foot, and hooligans should be put behind bars. Enough is enough- each year, it is getting worse.
What is Kanwar Yatra? A state-sponsored pilgrimage for Hindutva men, where a license to lynch Muslims, hooliganism, violence, DJs and women dancing for saffron-clad men somehow coexist with “Hindu sanskaar” and “bhakti” for Lord Shiva.
Is this religion? Asking because now this is the only face visible publicly.
Thousands of trucks, mini trucks, Boleros, motorcyles...all equipped with a generator, DJ music system, speakers bigger than a room, a water tank, a gas stove/cylinder, banners. Blasting the most atrocious songs at volumes that can burst a dam. No helmets. Volatile, arrogant, dangerous.
Highways blocked. Exits jammed. Pitstops every 5 kilometre. Police bandobast. Big funding.
What is religious about this?
This is 2012 Press Conference addressed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Absolute COURAGE 🗿
Journalist –– What will you say about the coal scam allegations against you?
Dr Manmohan Singh 🔥 –– I am not above laws and if CBI or anyone wants to ask me, i have nothing to hide at all
Just imagine, a Prime Minister giving answers to scam allegations against him. Accountability level : 100%
Approach road to this bridge on Tons River, Dehradun, caved in today. Worth ₹16 crore, it was inaugurated two weeks ago.
This is an important bridge, as it is one of the major entry points into Dehradun for traffic from Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal.
What's worse is that people waited 10 months for this because it had collapsed last year too, and since then, people had been using a temporary bridge built with Hume pipes.
It was constructed by the marvellous engineers of the PWD.
SAURAV DISARMS AMAN WITHOUT RAISING HIS VOICE 🚨
AMAN CHOPRA: Journalists were attacked and women reporters manhandled. Do you regret it?
SAURAV 🔥: Absolutely. Violence has no place in CJP. We apologise to every reporter attacked. BJP-RSS goons were planted to derail the protest.
AMAN: But anyone supporting you is acceptable and anyone opposing you gets attacked. Am I wrong?
SAURAV 🎯: Completely wrong. Violence can never be justified. But understand the larger point: media must listen, course-correct and stop pretending sab changa si.
At Delhi Airport, a Sikh man confronted @officeofssbadal , accusing him of causing immense damage to the Sikh qaum and urging him to step aside so the qaum could move forward.
What an embarrassing moment for Sukhbir.
20 जुलाई को दिल्ली में शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शन कर रहे 19 साल के साहिल के चेहरे पर दिल्ली पुलिस ने पेलेट गन से हमला किया।
साहिल दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय का छात्र है मगर परिवार को सहारा देने के लिए वो पार्ट-टाइम कार भी चलाता है। वो खुद 2025 के SSC दिल्ली कॉन्स्टेबल पेपर लीक का शिकार है। अब उसे डर है कि SSC ने फिर से उसी एजेंसी को ठेका दिया है और फिर से पेपर लीक हो जाएगा।
इंसाफ़ और बेहतर भविष्य की मांग के साथ वह प्रदर्शन में शामिल हुआ था। आज हालत ये है कि उसकी एक आंख की रोशनी हमेशा के लिए जाने का खतरा है।
ये सज़ा मिलती है हमारे छात्रों को सवाल पूछने और जवाबदेही मांगने की।
हम साहिल के साथ हैं। हम जवाबदेही मांग रहे हर छात्र के साथ हैं।
मोदी जी, देश के बच्चों से अपने इस गुनाह की माफ़ी मांगिए, इसके दोषियों पर कड़ी कार्रवाई कीजिए और धर्मेंद्र प्रधान को तुरंत बर्खास्त कीजिए।
The police denied owning or using pellet guns but the RAF did not respond amid reports of two protesters being treated for pellet like injuries at Lady Hardinge and AIIMS. Now an outlook reporter has gone on record to say he was struck by a pellet gun, the magazine has also issued a statement saying he has “pellet like wounds” - @szaffariqbal report