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On reading this item, I was wondering if Mr. Digambar Kamat washed off his sins
or whether
he got a fresh coat of stealth material, off which everything bounces!
There has to be some way of testing the Ganges waters before and after a
politician takes a dip!
Naguesh
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Published on: April 14, 2010 - 02:01
HARIDWAR: The Goa Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat and his wife on Monday
took a dip in the Ganga during the ongoing Kumbh Mela. The Goa Chief Minister
and his wife also took part in a religious function at the Chetan Jyoti here.
Mr Kamat said he prayed for peace and harmony in the country.
Former Rajasthan chief minister and BJP leader, Ms Vasundhara Raje also offered
prayers on the banks of the river.
Bathing ghats in Rishikesh and the city along the Ganga were teeming with
devotees on the occasion of ‘Baisakhi’ as about 50 lakh pilgrims, including
foreigners, took holy dip.
The DIG Kumbh Mela, Mr Alok Sharma said about 50 lakh pilgrims took bath in the
bathing ghats of the river. There was no untoward incident in any part of the
vast Kumbh Mela ground.
Considering the huge rush of pilgrims for the last royal bath of ‘Mesh
Sankranti’ on Wednesday, the administration has made elaborate security and
traffic arrangements.
Twenty-five companies of PAC, 20 companies of RPF, 10 companies of RAF and ITBP
have been deployed along with contingents of state police at the Mela area.
The Har-Ki-Pauri area would remain reserved for sadhus belonging to various
akharas from 9 a.m. onwards on Wednesday.
The three-month-long religious congregation would draw to a close on April 28.
Meanwhile, authorities have announced a three-day holiday for the schools
within the Mela area, official sources said.
