Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the people of the state should celebrate Holi with enthusiasm in an atmosphere of joy, but it is urged that Holika Dahan should be done only with gaukashth made from cow dung. ‘I will also burn Holi at CM House with gaukashth. We have to save trees from being felled.
By using gaukashth, the environment will be pure, will be protected and the income of cow-sheds will also increase.’ Chief Minister Chouhan purchased gaukashth from the Gaukashth Kendra near Mata Mandir in Bhopal today for Holika Dahan. Chief Minister Chouhan administered oath to the people present not to cut trees and to burn Holika with gaukashth.
Chouhan said that Holika Dahan is a festival of victory of good over evil. Due to the effect of Covid, the festival had to be celebrated with great care for the last two years. Now Corona is under control. Farmers’ crops are ready to harvest and their prices are normal. The electricity bills of the poor during the Covid period will also be paid by the state government. Farmers are also getting the amount of crop insurance scheme. Employees have got 11 percent dearness allowance. Therefore, in this atmosphere of joy, the people of the state should celebrate Holi with enthusiasm.
The Chief Minister said that Holi is a festival of colours, it is also a festival of brotherhood, love and harmony. Planting a tree is like planting life, it is not a thing to be cut. Often green trees are cut and burnt for Holika Dahan. We have to take a pledge not to cut trees. Holika Dahan should be done with only gaukashth.
Praising the gaukashth committee working in this direction, Chouhan described the campaign conducted by the organization for the use of gaukashth in last rites besides Holika Dahan as a commendable initiative. This will save wood on the one hand besides making the gaushalas self-supporting.
The state government is making serious efforts to use cow dung and cow urine more effectively. Committees are also being made partners in this effort. The state government is making efforts to ensure that keeping cows should be economically beneficial, individuals and institutions should get income not only from milk but also from cow dung and urine.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan, bought gaukashth, and also encouraged people to purchase it. Shri Chouhan also gave receipts for purchase of gaukashth to Sushri Rupali Thakur, Shri Dileep and Shri Sunil Kushwaha, who came to the center to collect gaukashth which was made available at the rate of Rs 10 per kg.