'Need to eliminate filth': Delhi Ramlila committee to burn 30-foot cockroach effigy alongside Ravana on Dussehra amid CJP protests

NEW DELHI: The Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee will burn a 30-foot-tall cockroach effigy alongside those of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad during Dussehra celebrations in the national capital this year, with the insect symbolising "filth and unhygienic" conditions.Ashok Goel Devaraha, president of the Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee and Model Town MLA, said the decision aimed to highlight the need to eliminate filth from homes, neighbourhoods and society at large."Well, the festival of Vijayadashami is celebrated with great enthusiasm across the entire country. It symbolises the triumph of truth over falsehood, good over evil, and righteousness (dharma) over unrighteousness (adharma).