Hindus, Muslims continue to join hands for Durga Puja at this Tripura club | North East India News,The Indian Express
As the name suggests, Border Golchakkar is close to the Indo-Bangla international border and the Akhaura International Check Post (ICP).
As the name suggests, Border Golchakkar is close to the Indo-Bangla international border and the Akhaura International Check Post (ICP) and covers several nearby habitations like Policepara, Biswas Para, Kalikapur, a slum etc. The area is less than 500 metre from the international border.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Ramu Acharjee, who heads the Jubak Sangha, a local club, said, “Ours is a 40-year-old club. We have nearly equal Hindu and Muslim population of around 10-15 thousand each. We work together in social festivals, including Durga Puja, every year. This year is no exception.”
He said this year the club is organising Durga Puja with a Hindu as the organising secretary and a Muslim joint secretary and members of both communities have been given key responsibilities.
The Jubak Sangha isn’t a big club and doesn’t have a huge budget, Acharjee said. Most of its funds are spent in helping locals with their children’s weddings, house repairs, aids and assistance etc since many of the local residents are from the slum and are very poor.
“The budget was raised to around Rs 4 lakh this year and even this amount is very less for any club in the city. A lot of devotees are coming this year, since the fear of Covid is relatively less and the communal tension from last year is absent.”
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