Lucknow, May 9 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government announce a two-day holiday on the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti.

He assured that the Samajwadi Party would build the statue of Maharana Pratap holding a gold sword along with other great personalities at the already announced Riverfront, which would be a park dedicated to the public, once it comes to power in Uttar Pradesh.

"We demand that the government provide a two-day holiday on the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti so that we can make preparations for one day and celebrate the festival the next day. At places, his statue has been made. At the Riverfront, we have announced plans to build a park in the name of grea...