Delhi's Pitampura Ramlila to burn 30-foot cockroach effigy alongside Ravan

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A Ramleela celebration in Pitampura, New Delhi, will feature a new 30-foot cockroach effigy this year. The figure is meant to represent the fight against filth under the Swachh Bharat initiative. Organizers say it also symbolizes cleanliness triumphing over corruption. Traditional effigies of Ravan and Meghnad will be burned as well. The event has drawn attention amid protests by the Cockroach Janata Party over political discontent.

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