Nitish urges Sheila to declare Chhath holiday

"It will give me immense pleasure if Delhi government declares November one as public holiday," Kumar said in a letter to Dixit.

• Written by Agencies
• Patna | October 29, 2011 06:01 PM IST
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today urged his Delhi counterpart Sheila Dixit to declare November one as public holiday on account of ‘Chhath’ puja.

“Lakhs of people from Bihar,Jharkhand and eastern part of Uttar Pradesh stay in the national capital and they will offer prayer to the Sun during ‘Chhatha’ on November one.

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