Delhi cancels public holidays on birth, death anniversaries
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted on Friday that the birth and death anniversaries of eminent personalities will cease to be public holidays in the national capital. The move follows a similar decision taken by the UP government, wherein 15 public holidays celebrating famous people's births and deaths were cancelled. The list of cancelled holidays will be released later.
Days after the Uttar Pradesh government cancelled holidays celebrating the birthdays and death anniversaries of  eminent personalities, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday that Delhi too will  follow suit.In a tweet, Sisodia lauded the step taken by the Yogi Adityanath government. ?The UP government has made a good start and we should always be ready to learn from such examples,? Sisodia tweeted. ?????? ????? ?? ?????????? ?? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ?? ???? ???? ????????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ????? ????? ???? ?? ??????? ??? ????1/3? Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 28, 2017He said he has directed the chief secretary to take necessary steps. Sisodia also tweeted that Delhi government is encouraged by the fact that its initiative of Mohalla Clinic and end of Red Beacon is getting support at the national level????? ?????? ????? ?? ?? ????? ??? ????? ??? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??????? ?? ????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ???? ?????? 2/3? Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 28, 2017The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled 15 public holidays marking the birth or death anniversary of eminent personalities. Among the cancelled holidays are Milad un-Nabi, Chhat and Valmiki Jayanti.Uttar Pradesh has 42 public holidays of which at least 17 are related to the birth anniversaries of eminent personalities. Most of the holidays had been declared by the previous Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) governmentsHowever, the Delhi government is yet to come out with the list of holidays which will be cancelled. 