Traditions such as doing Namaskar by joining the palms, youngsters prostrating before the elders, reciting stotras (Hymns in praise of the Divine) in the evening, etc. have slowly disappeared and have been replaced by handshakes, watching TV, etc.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd January said the ongoing protests were against the Parliament and called on the agitators to raise their voice against Pakistan’s atrocities on its minorities.