‘Misuse of power’: Centre’s declaration of half-day holiday for Ram Mandir event slammed by Oppn

New Delhi: The announcement of half-day holiday on the occasion of Ram temple consecration by the Narendra Modi government for central government and public sector employees have attracted criticism from the Opposition with the CPI(M) on Friday calling it “misuse of power” and AIMIM describing it as “development for all appeasement for none (except majority)”. The union government had on Thursday announced a half-day holiday for its employees as well as those in central institutions, banks and industrial establishments while some state governments too have announced holiday as well as dry day on January 22.