All the government offices in Delhi will remain shut on Wednesday as the lieutenant-governor, Mr Najeeb Jung, asked the city administration to declare a public holiday in the national capital on account of Chhat Puja.
“The lieutenant-governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi is pleased to declare Wednesday, the 29th October as a holiday in all government offices under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, on account of Chhat Puja,” a notification issued in this regard by the city administration read.
With this, all government offices would be closed on Wednesday, unlike last year when it was a restricted holiday.
A delegation of BJP leaders, led by Delhi party president Satish Upadhyay, had, on Monday, met chief secretary D.M. Spolia and demanded that a public holiday be declared on the occasion.
There has been a tug of war between the BJP and Congress over the issue of Chhat Puja public holiday for the last few years. Lakhs of Purvanchalis have been demanding that a holiday be declared on this day
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