Calling Shastra Puja as a 'tamasha', Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge further said that the previous Congress government bought weapons like the Bofors guns, but no one went and brought them by showing off.
The burning of the Ravana effigy was delayed after severe protests by the Hindu communities. Later, the police officials accompanied by some municipal workers burnt the Ravana effigy early today morning.
Last year on Dussehra, Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU had run over people gathered to watch celebrations, killing about 60 people and leaving scores of others injured near the Dhobi Ghat grounds.