The 134 battalion of the CRPF here in Daltonganj presents India’s most precious value the peaceful co existence of practice of faiths.
Sources said about a dozen jawans and officials of the 134 battalion CRPF here are keeping Roza. There is a separate room for their Iftar and prayer with two air coolers to ward off the humidity.The deputy commandant of this battalion Sagheer Ahmad said ‘ Our commandant Anil Minz and the second in command Sudhanshu Shekhar take care of the jawans keeping Roza’. These two big take part in our Iftar. We love to be with them in the hour of Iftar’.
Asked if Jawans keeping Roza does affect any anti Naxal operations Minz said ‘ No. Not at all. The operations against Naxals just go on with full vigour and strength’.‘I believe the Jawans keeping Roza become more energetic in this time’ Minz said. The second in command Sudhanshu Shekhar said ‘ This deputy commandant Sagheer Ahmad was in the jungles for two days and none of us was told he was having roza. There is no compromise with the duty’.Similarly majority of Jawans and officials are performing the holiest rituals of the Sawan month. Non vegetarian food is not served to them. Bael Patra is in demand now. There is prayer all around.
Sources said such is the attraction of this pious month Sawan that in the neighbouring district latehar the security forces had recently launched an anti-Naxal operation coded as ‘ Shiva’.Anil Minz said the CRPF has a tradition of having Sarv Dharam Prarthna Asthal where men of all faith assemble for the peace and prosperity of the nation. About Roza and Sawan celebration in his battalion Minz added ‘ It is a practice all where with the CRPF in the country. We are just one force of one faith that is save the country from the enemies’.