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Delhi-NCR answered PM’s call to switch off lights and light candles
There was more sound than light at 9 pm on Sunday, as residents of Delhi-NCR answered the prime minister’s call to switch off lights and gather outside to light a candle for nine minutes to fight coronavirus.
GURUGRAM: There was more sound than light at 9 pm on Sunday, as residents of Delhi-NCR answered the prime minister’s call to switch off lights and gather outside to light a candle for nine minutes to fight coronavirus .
At some places there were the sounds of conch shells followed by the chanting of mantras and some other areas witnessed the singing of religious and patriotic songs and sloganeering. Worst, some even resorted to letting off fireworks, seeing candles were being burnt and thinking thatDiwali had come seven months early.
Several Gurugrammers complained that the noise was overwhelming, defeating the very purpose of this communal ‘gathering’. “Didn’t realise firecrackers were part of this call by PM— what an irony!” remarked an angry Gurgaon resident.
“I lit a row of lamps along my windowsill. It was nice to participate in the spirit of unity with all fellow Indians,” said Poonam Atree, resident of Noida Sector 29.
Gajendra Arya, president of the Federation of Apartment Owners’ Association, Raj Nagar Extension, said, “The event was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the township having over 32 group housing societies. People expressed their gratitude by lighting candles, diyas and decorative lights.”
In South Delhi’s Old JNU campus, people had already come out 15-20 minutes in anticipation of the9pm spectacle. While families and elderly had lit dozens of diyas in their balconies, the youngsters —mostly tenants —resorted to using their mobile phones to show solidarity to each other.
Some people, however, decided not to participate in the exercise. For Charu, 35, an educator and a Mayur Vihar resident, this move was tokenism and a bid to distract from tough questions. “Health workers are being harassed and doctors are dying due to lack of medical equipment. Questions regarding Covid-19 testing kits and arrangements for daily wage workers remain unanswered by the government. We need to attend to these things as a community, not indulge in empty acts like banging thaalis and lighting diyas. This is not action, this is tokenism,” she said.
(With inputs from Sharad Kohli, Sharmila Bhowmick, Meenakshi Sinha and Aditya Dev)
At some places there were the sounds of conch shells followed by the chanting of mantras and some other areas witnessed the singing of religious and patriotic songs and sloganeering. Worst, some even resorted to letting off fireworks, seeing candles were being burnt and thinking that
Several Gurugrammers complained that the noise was overwhelming, defeating the very purpose of this communal ‘gathering’. “Didn’t realise firecrackers were part of this call by PM— what an irony!” remarked an angry Gurgaon resident.
“I lit a row of lamps along my windowsill. It was nice to participate in the spirit of unity with all fellow Indians,” said Poonam Atree, resident of Noida Sector 29.
Gajendra Arya, president of the Federation of Apartment Owners’ Association, Raj Nagar Extension, said, “The event was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the township having over 32 group housing societies. People expressed their gratitude by lighting candles, diyas and decorative lights.”
In South Delhi’s Old JNU campus, people had already come out 15-20 minutes in anticipation of the
Some people, however, decided not to participate in the exercise. For Charu, 35, an educator and a Mayur Vihar resident, this move was tokenism and a bid to distract from tough questions. “Health workers are being harassed and doctors are dying due to lack of medical equipment. Questions regarding Covid-19 testing kits and arrangements for daily wage workers remain unanswered by the government. We need to attend to these things as a community, not indulge in empty acts like banging thaalis and lighting diyas. This is not action, this is tokenism,” she said.
(With inputs from Sharad Kohli, Sharmila Bhowmick, Meenakshi Sinha and Aditya Dev)
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