A two day Adivasi Mahakumbh Mela took off at Dubiya Kharn about 10 Kms off Daltonganj across NH 75 here on Tuesday.

Started in 1993 this fair which was a revenue fair of the tribals, wherein assets were distributed among them like cows, goats, pigs, house, land pattas etc over the years not only changed but its text and narrative too undergone a massive upside down.

The Jharkhand government refused to give any grant for this fair as a result this fair lost its welfare angle totally.

Sources said the fair was the brain child of once upon a time veteran leader Inder Singh Namdhari, but he was conspicuous for his absence here today. Arjun Singh the president of Adivasi Maha Kumbh Mela in his speech lambasted the district administration forte colossal neglect of this tribal fair.

Two MLAs Ramchander Singh Congress Manika seat Alok Chourasia ( BJP Daltonganj, mayor Aruna Shanker, chief of zila parishad Prabha Devi DC Shantanu Kumar Agrahari DDC Bindu Madhav Pd Singh and others attended the first day of the two day fair today.

This mela is now purely a song dance and merry making fair where are sold fried chicken , fried fish, roasted pork, hot rotis, pakouries, jalebis, lathho etc.As this fair is held every Feb 11 and 12 and is right on NH 75 police are to do a lot of hard work here.A police patrol van kept traffic on NH 75 all open and free.

SDPO Saar Sandip Kumar Gupta, who inspected this fair said, “I along with my police officers took a round of the fair and went even to the far end of the fair where was selling roasted and fried chicken, fish etc. There was a good rush there.” Gupta said, “We also inspected a corner of this fair where elderly ladies were selling some brew. As there was no nuisance our cops just warned them to remain in limit.”

He said, “I have asked my cops and officials to see that in this dancing zone nothing dirty, obscene or provocative dance item is presented by young boys and girls. This dancing zone is to be shut by 6 in the evening itself.”