Ramnavami declared public holiday in Bengal

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Kolkata – The Bengal’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) Government has declared 17th April as a public holiday on the occasion of Ramnavami. The TMV Government has declared Ramnavami as a public holiday for the first time since coming to power in the State in 2011. Ramnavami processions have seen incidents of violence in Bengal over the past few years. Last year too, there was violence at many places during Ramnavami processions. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing the matter on the orders of the Calcutta High Court.

Ramnavami declared as holiday due to BJP’s pressure, BJP claims

Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has claimed that the Mamata Banerjee Government took the decision of declaring Ramnavami a public holiday under the pressure of BJP. Adhikari wrote on X that in January he had criticised the State Government for not declaring a holiday on Ramnavami, and today the Government was forced to do it.

Amit Malviya, head of BJP’s IT Department and party’s central observer for Bengal, said that Mamata Banerjee has taken this step to improve her anti-Hindu image. Although it is too late, the important thing is that she should take care no stone pelting happens during the Ramnavami procession.

Editorial Perspective

Hindus have awakened due to Shriram Temple in Ayodhya. It is evident that the TMC does not want to face its consequences in the coming elections, and hence, the Mamata Banerjee Government has declared Ramnavami a holiday.