Ram Mandir consecration: Bengal BJP urges Mamata Banerjee to declare holiday on Jan 22

West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to declare a holiday on January 22 so that people in the state could participate in the celebrations marking Ram Temple's consecration in Ayodhya.

In his letter, Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar pointed out that the Chief Minister has announced holidays in the state on several special occasions in the past.

"I have requested our Hon'ble CM



@MamataOfficial (Mamata Banerjee) to kindly consider declaring 22nd January 2024 to be a school holiday, so that the youth of West Bengal gets to rejoice in the Ram Mandir consecration celebrations," Majumdar posted on X, sharing a copy of his letter to the Chief Minister.

"We think that on the occasion of the Ram Temple inauguration, the people of the state should also be allowed to participate in the festivities. We therefore request you to officially declare the day as a holiday," the letter read.