India's UPA kills Holi and Janmashtami holidays

[Guest guest]

UPA’s holiday politics Holi quashed

 

The UPA government has removed Holi and Janmasthami from the list of

gazetted government holidays. They are now only on the list of

Restricted Holidays, along with 32 other festivals and sacred days.

 

The government’s move is being seen as yet another please-minorities

policy. Holi, Dusshera and Diwali are among the most important Hindu

festivals. Over the years, Holis has come to represent a social rather

than religious occasion, with non-Hindus also joining in the

celebrations. By taking these two festivals from the gazetted list,

the government has made a statement. Now both strictly Hindu festivals

and Muslim festivals are even in number.

 

According to the present list, there are three holidays for Muslim

festivals (id-ul-Juha, Muharram and Milad-un-nabi), three for Hindus

(Diwali, Dussehra and Ram Navami), three national festivals

(Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti), two of the

Christians (Good Friday and Christmas), Buddha Purnima, Guru Nanak

Jayanti, and Mahavir Jayanti.

 

This Year, Holi falls on a Sunday and therefore, the people may not

feel the pinch of losing a holiday.

 

http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&

pid=166&page=32