Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Usha Thakur, who is known for her controversial comments related to the Covid-19, once again on Tuesday came into limelight with yet another controversial statement. This time She came up with another suggestion by asking people to perform ‘Yagya Chikitsa’ (ceremonial fire ritual) for four days to ward off the third wave of Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India is currently dealing with a devastating second COVID-19 wave that has swept through the nation, crushing the country’s health infrastructure and overburdening frontline medical workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a Covid Care Centre in Indore, she said for the purification of the environment, perform yagyaa for four days. This is yagna chikitsa. In earlier times, our ancestors used to perform yagya chikitsa to get rid of pandemics. She said if the people will perform yagya chikitsa to purify the environment, the third wave of COVID will not even touch India. The minister appealed people to perform \u2018yagya\u2019 (ritual burning) on May 10, 11, 12 and 13 at 10am to purify the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier on April 11, Thakur without wearing a mask performed puja before the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar idol at the Indore airport, sitting along with airport authority officials to ward off the pandemic. She was criticised for not wearing a mask while she visited a Covid care Centre in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The BJP MLA made the remark when she herself performed rituals in front of a statue at Indore airport to get rid of Covid-19 recently. She said Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government was prepared and will overcome this coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said this wave will attack the children first. For this, complete preparations are being made by the Madhya Pradesh Government to overcome the pandemic successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thukar said that virus will not attack her owing to her vedic lifestyle as she recites Hanuman chalisa regularly and drink kaadha even as she performs havan. She also claimed that performing havan using cow dung will keep a particular area sanitised for 12 hours. She had also claimed that mixing ghee made out of cow milk with rice on a cow dung cake to perform havan at sunset and sunrise will help keep the place sanitized. Calling it science, she said that her suggestion might appear strange to people but it was not imaginary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n