Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Sanskar - Awareness Program against Superstition

Assam Govt. soon launch awareness program ' Sanskar' in all development blocks and Panchayats

  • The move is taken in wake of incidents triggered by Superstition and ignorance including lynching of two young artists in Karbi Anglong district of the state
  • Assam Science and Technology Council (ASTEC) would be nodal agency and program would involve all deputy commissioners, superintends of police and all govt. departments concerrned in a district
  • Local bodies, Women's organizations, voluntary organizations, media persons, leading citizens, Academicians, MPs and MLAs from ruling and opposition parties would be stakeholders of the programme.
  • Social activist Birubala Rabha, who has been tirelessly fighting against Witch-hunting will also be involved in the program