Speaking to ANI, Sawant said "I extend my heartfelt greetings to the countrymen on the holy occasion of Dusshera. Dushera Utsav is celebrated with great pomp and show here in Goa. 'Shashtra Pujan' is also held in every household where the people worship their 'Shastra'.
"I extend my greetings to everyone on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra. This festival connects us to our sanatan culture for years. Today, the entire society and country celebrate this festival by performing shastra puja," CM Yadav said.
Singh said this after performing 'Shastra Puja' at Sukna Cantonment in Darjeeling on the occassion of Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra and celebrated the festival with Army soldiers.
On the occasion of Vijay Dashmi, the king of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, performs 'Banni Puja' at the premises of Mysore Palace, on the occasion of 'Vijaya Dasami'.
On the occasion of Dussehra, filmmaker Anil Sharma, best known for his blockbuster films 'Gadar' and 'Gadar 2', announced his new project titled 'Apne Hi Apno Ko Dete Hai: Vanvaas'.
The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on the Chennai-Gudur section between Ponneri and Kavaraippettai railway stations under Chennai division of South Western railway, leading to derailment of 12 coaches of the passenger train.
Hundreds of people who had joined the JAAC protest also demanded the dropping of all charges filed against the JAAC activist by the PoJK government, Amjad Ayub Mirza claimed in a statement.