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The idea behind performing the puja is to change the mindset of the people so they can accept toilets as something to be proud of,” he said. They will also give away rewards of Rs 101 to the best beneficiary for their attempts in making toilets in their respective villages, said an official. AGRA: The Aligarh administration’s decision to perform puja of toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission on the first day of Navratri on October 10 has sparked a controversy.Members of Hindu Mahasabha have given a memorandum to the district authorities to withdraw the decision immediately. “The CM and PM have given recognition to toilets as ‘izzatghar’. The decision of performing puja on the first day of Navratri hurts the sentiments of Hindus,” said Hari Shankar Sharma, city president of the Mahasabha.Talking to the media, organisation’s spokesperson Ashok Kumar Pandey said that they are opposing the initiative because of its “anti-Hindu sentiments”..