Patna: The Nitish authorities’s choice to cancel 15 holidays within the authorities colleges of Bihar has drawn criticism from the BJP, who expressed their displeasure with the transfer. The state training division had issued a notification on Tuesday, stating that the vacations of Raksha Bandhan, Teej, Jiutia and others in authorities colleges have been cancelled. The Union Minister and BJP chief Giriraj Singh slammed the Nitish authorities for this choice and mentioned: “This time the state authorities has cancelled holidays on Hindu festivals, who is aware of if Sharia legislation is imposed within the state tomorrow.”
The notification mentioned that the intention is to extend the variety of working days for main colleges to 200 and for center colleges to 220 in a 12 months, however because of varied elements like elections, examination, legislation and order state of affairs, festivals, flood, pure calamity and others, the scholars’ training will get affected, in keeping with information company ANI.
शिक्षा विभाग,बिहार सरकार द्वारा दुर्गा पूजा, दिवाली और छठ पूजा की छुट्टियां रद्द कर दी गई हैं।
कल संभव है कि बिहार में शरिया लागू कर दी जाये और हिंदू त्योहार मनाने पर रोक लग जाये।
— Shandilya Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) August 30, 2023
Subsequently, the training division has lowered the variety of holidays from 23 to 11. The vacations which were cancelled are Raksha Bhandhan, Krishna Janmastami on September 7, Hartalika Teej on September 18 and 19, Jiutia on October 6. The vacations for Durga Puja have been lower down from six days (October 19 to 24) to 3 days (October 22 to 24). Chitragupt Puja, Bhaiyaduj have been clubbed into someday on November 15. Gurunanak Jayanti and Kartik Purnima have been merged into someday on November 27.
The notification additionally talked about the vacations which were granted by the training division. They’re Chehallum on September 6 (Wednesday), Anant Chaturdasi/Delivery anniversary of Hazrath Mohammad on September 28 (Wednesday), Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti October 2 (Monday), Durga Puja October 22 to 24 (Sunday to Tuesday), Diwali on November 12 (Sunday), Chitragupta Puja/Bhai Duj November 15 (Wednesday), Chatth Puja November 19 and 20 (Sunday and Monday) Christmas Day December 25 (Monday).
