Tuesday, January 7, 2014

TRIBALS DEFY BAN, KILL ANIMALS AT SULI Wednesday, 08 January 2014 | SUDHIR MISHRA | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar

TRIBALS DEFY BAN, KILL ANIMALS AT SULI
Wednesday, 08 January 2014 | SUDHIR MISHRA | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar

The district administration had clamped Section 144 of CrPC at Badkhala, Sankhala and Nuankhala areas in Khairguda and Kumuria villages to prevent people from animal sacrifice and deployed four platoons of force to maintain law and order. But all this proved vain, as defying everything the tribals went on a killing spree at the altar of their presiding deity during the Sulia Yatra on Tuesday.
According to reports, as the festival began, the tribals armed with their traditional weapons came to the seat of their presiding deities, determined to slaughter animals and birds. It triggered a mild tension as the police prevented them to continue the practice.  The tribals began arguing with the police and forcibly killed several animals and birds at Badkhala, Saankhal and other places. The police merely acted as mute spectators not daring to meddle in the religious practice of the tribals.
However, district Collector M Muthukumar said the number of animals killed had come down this year. SP R Prakash maintained that the police booked two cases pertaining to the animal killing.
Notably, the district administration had a meeting with the Sulia Yatra Committee members on Sunday requesting them to refrain from animal sacrifice. It had also warned them of stringent action if they violated the constitutional norms.

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