MARGAO
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee presidentGirish Chodankar has said that Narkasur seems to be getting more prominencewhen Lord Krishna is the real hero for whom people celebrate Diwali.
Addressing the gathering at the Lord KrishnaAttire and Diya Decoration competitions at Lohia Maidan, Margao, organised bythe Shadow Council for Margao, Chodankar said that huge amounts were beingspent on huge effigies of Narkasur and thousands of people flocked to seeNarkasur, as if to suggest that Narkasur was greater than Lord Krishna.
“Lord Krishna's victory over evil is whatsignifies the celebration of Diwali. Nowadays, people are getting attracted toNarkasur, and the importance that is actually due to Lord Krishna isdiminishing,” he said.
He added: “In present times, the evil deeds ofthe present government have to be destroyed, and the Shadow Council for Margaohas been doing this job well in Margao.”
The beautifully decorated Lohia Maidan sawhundreds of diyas lit on the compound wall and internal steps, besides dozensof colourful Aakash Kandeels, which provided a festive look and brought peopleinto the Diwali mood. The beautiful ambience drew the attention of people gatheredfor the competitions and passers-by, who applauded the Shadow Council forMargao for the novel concept of celebrating the festival of lights by givingprominence to Lord Krishna instead of Narkasur.
SCM convener Savio Coutinho was all praise forthe parents of the participants for encouraging them to take part in thecompetitions. The Garba dance session gave the event an additional boost. Hesaid that, given the growing participation in the competitions organised bySCM, next year's competitions would be organised on a much larger scale, withbigger prizes.
