New Delhi: Preparations for Chhath Mahaparv have been stepped up in Delhi. Instructions have been issued to complete arrangements at all Chhath ghats in the capital by the evening of November 13. Delhi BJP president and Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra inspected Hathi Ghat at ITO on Monday and reviewed the preparations. During the visit, he asked officials to pay special attention to devotees’ convenience, security and cleanliness.
Harsh Malhotra appealed to all political parties not to organise any agitation or demonstration in Delhi from November 14 to 16. He said a large number of devotees reach the ghats during Chhath Mahaparv. In such a situation, protests and agitations could inconvenience women observing the fast and other devotees. Political parties should therefore avoid holding programmes during this period, he said.
Service volunteers will be deployed at the ghats. During the inspection, Malhotra said Chhath is a festival of faith as well as worship of nature, and cleanliness has special importance in it. He said workers of the BJP’s Purvanchal Morcha, along with the women’s and youth wings, will be deployed as service volunteers at various Chhath ghats in the capital. These workers will assist devotees and help keep arrangements smooth.
The Chief Minister is monitoring the preparations. Delhi government spokesperson and Laxmi Nagar MLA Abhay Verma said Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is personally monitoring preparations for Chhath Mahaparv. Efforts are being made to provide necessary facilities for devotees. He said the target is to develop all ghats in the Laxmi Nagar Assembly constituency as model ghats. Officials have been instructed to complete all arrangements within the stipulated timeframe.
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