Raipur. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai said that the world famous Bastar Dussehra festival is the most important festival of our faith and tradition, which is celebrated for the longest period. All the people of Bastar region celebrate the Bastar Dussehra festival with full devotion and faith and take active participation in it. The historical Bastar Dussehra has now become famous at the global level by attracting people from all over the country and the world, which has boosted the income of the local people along with the increase in the number of tourists. With the blessings of Maa Danteshwari, the immense devotion of the people of Bastar and the cooperation of all the people, a grand and successful celebration of Bastar Dussehra has been organized this year too. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai expressed the above sentiments while addressing the Muria Darbar organized on the occasion of the world famous Bastar Dussehra festival at Sirhasar Bhawan in Jagdalpur today. On this occasion, he announced Rs 50 lakh for the development work in Madiya Sarai. The Chief Minister directed the District Administration and Bastar Dussehra Committee to submit proposals for increasing the honorarium of Manjhi-Chalki and Member-Member.
Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai expressed happiness over participating in the historical Muria Darbar of Bastar Dussehra festival and said that Muria Darbar has been organized for centuries. The Chief Minister said that Bastar Dussehra festival is a symbol of our rich culture, which we all unite and celebrate with great enthusiasm with a spirit of reverence and cooperation. The Chief Minister described the Dussehra Pasra, developed at a cost of about Rs 3 crore, as a meaningful effort in the direction of providing facilities to the boatmen and other people coming for the Bastar Dussehra festival and said that the budget fixed for the Bastar Dussehra festival has been increased to Rs 50 lakh. Has gone. He talked about resolving the demands and problems of Manjhi-Chalki, Member-Membarin and officials of Bastar Dussehra Committee in Muria Darbar. The Chief Minister congratulated and congratulated all the people for active participation in Bastar Dussehra festival. He also released the English version of the ancient documents of Bastar Development Authority in Muria Darbar.
In the historical Muria Darbar of Bastar Dussehra festival, ministers of Bastar region, MPs and MLAs along with local public representatives and members of Bastar royal family and soil priest Kamalchandra Bhanjdev, Vice President of Bastar Dussehra Committee, boatmen and drivers who came from different areas of Bastar division, members – Membrane and a large number of distinguished citizens and villagers participated.
On this occasion, Mati priest Kamalchandra Bhanjdev gave information about the historical importance of Bastar Dussehra festival and described it as a unique example of social harmony. He praised the initiative of the state government to arrange a Dev Sarai for the gods and goddesses coming to participate in the Bastar Dussehra festival and to provide better facilities for the stay of the villagers including boatmen, priests, gayata etc. In Muria Darbar, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap along with MP Bastar and Chairman Bastar Dussehra Committee Mahesh Kashyap and MLA Jagdalpur Kirandev congratulated the people of Bastar on the occasion of Bastar Dussehra festival. During this, Vice President of Bastar Dussehra Committee Laxman Manjhi said that the world famous Bastar Dussehra festival has been successfully completed with everyone’s cooperation and wide participation. In the coming year, we will celebrate it with greater grandeur. On this occasion, mobile phones were gifted to Manjhi-Chalki and Member-Memberin.