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Delhi minister Kapil Mishra burns cockroach effigy during Dussehra in Ramleela event

During Dussehra celebrations in Delhis Pitampura on October 20, BJP leader and Delhi minister Kapil Mishra set fire to a 30-foot-tall cockroach effigy alongside the traditional effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran, and Meghnad.The Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee (NSP Pitampura) organized the burning of the cockroach effigy, a decision led by the committees president and BJP MLA Ashok Goel.