Delhi Government Declares Public Holiday for Chhath Puja on November 7

The four-day grand festival of faith i.e. 'Chhath Puja' will start on November 5 with Nahai-Khai. In view of the festival, social organizations have started preparations. The work of cleaning and beautifying the ghats has started. Meanwhile, big news has come out for the people of Delhi. A public holiday has been declared on November 7 for Chhath Puja in the city.

Let us tell you that Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had written a letter to Chief Minister Atishi and requested to declare a public holiday on November 7, the day of Chhath Arghya. This proposal of LG was approved by the Delhi government. Before declaring a public holiday, Chhath Puja was included in the list of restricted holidays of the Delhi government.

The Lieutenant Governor had written in a letter to Atishi that the festival of Chhath is celebrated for 4 days. In which the third day is very important. He further wrote this day falling on 7 November is already on the list of restricted holidays. I request that it be declared as a complete holiday. The Delhi government responded to this letter from LG in less than an hour.

Chief Minister Atishi wrote on X, I am happy to inform you that the Delhi government has decided that there will be a holiday on the festival of Chhath on 7 November. So that all the brothers and sisters of Purvanchal can celebrate the festival of Chhath with pomp and show.

मुझे यह बताते हुए ख़ुशी है कि दिल्ली सरकार ने फ़ैसला लिया है कि 7 नवम्बर को छठ के त्यौहार की छुट्टी होगी, कि सभी पूर्वांचली भाई-बहन धूम-धाम से छठ का त्यौहार मना सकें pic.twitter.com/YvQCU5FDbb

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 1, 2024