"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'.
The body of the 31-year-old doctor was found at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Since then thousands of junior doctors in the state have been on a strike.
Addressing the annual Vijayadashami programme held at Nagpur, the RSS Chief also called for unity among Hindus citing the example of Bangladesh where he said that for the first time, Hindus united and came out on roads for their protection.
Padma Bhushan and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K. Radhakrishnan, who is also the chief guest of the event, was seen accompanying the RSS chief.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today announced that the government has made it mandatory to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava on November 1 in all schools, colleges, industries and corporations including IT and BT companies.