NOIDA: The national president of All India Hindu Mahasabha (AIHM) and All India Pravasi Mahasabha (AIPM) in GB Nagar Munna Kumar Sharma has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to declare a public holiday on the day of Chhath Puja. According to the AIHM president, given the large population of people from the East who celebrate the festival working in different cities, especially the women, who keep the strict four-day fast without water, a holiday from office duty would bring some relief.There are about 15 lakh people from Purvanchal living across GB Nagar and Ghaziabad who celebrate the four-day festival with family. Meanwhile, the GB Nagar district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma held a meeting on Friday to…
Published Date: 2023-11-17
Source: The Times of India
Categories: Society, Religion and Spirituality, Sikhism
