Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged the people of the state to shun the culture of collecting donations on Thursday.
CM urged the citizens to vow to get rid of the donation culture during this Durga Puja.
He also urged the donee to stop harassing business owners, big or small, by collecting money in name of Puja donations.
Taking to Twitter, CM wrote, “Let’s Shun Culture of Donations! My request to all: let’s put a full stop to the chanda culture in Assam this Puja festivities. Let’s stop harassing business owners, big or small, by collecting money in name of Puja donations. Let’s get rid of donation culture, once & for all.”
Earlier, during the Rongali Bihu, the Chief minister requests organisers not to force businesses to donate and announced a grant of Rs 1.5 lakh to Bihu committees that are over 10 years old.
