No decision yet on declaring govt holiday on Jan 22: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said no decision has been taken on declaring a government holiday on January 22 when the consecration of Ram Temple will be performed in Ayodhya. Reacting to BJP’s demand for a holiday on January 22, Siddaramaiah said he has not yet seen the request letter. “No, not yet. We will see. I have not yet seen the letter. We will see it,” Siddaramaiah told reporters when he was informed that the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council Kota Srinivas Pujari had written a letter to him in this regard. The chief minister was also informed that BJP state president B Y Vijayendra had put forth a similar demand. When asked whether…

Source: The New Indian Express
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