New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee on Thursday called upon the Government in the union Territory to declare February 1 a public holiday and dry day on the occasion of Sant Shiromani Guru Ravidas Jayanti.
Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav said n view of the large Ravidassia community in the capital, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta should issue a notification to this effect through the cabinet, respecting the religious sentiments of Guru Ravidas's followers.
Yadav recalled that after the 2025 Delhi Assembly election results, the Lieutenant Governor, with BJP support, had declared a public holiday on February 12, 2025, for Ravidas Jayanti, closing government offices, schools, and local bodies. However, he noted that ...