The Nitish Kumar authorities in Bihar got here below assault from the BJP over the proposed vacation calendar for 2024, in accordance to which, colleges could also be required to stay open on many Hindu festivals. The schooling division communication said the revised vacation calendar goals to be sure that courses are held for at the least 220 days within the yr per the RTE Act. It stated the calendar has to be adopted by “all schools run or aided by the government, at primary, upper primary and secondary levels”.
Attacking the state authorities, the BJP alleged that holidays on Ram Navami and Janmashtami, related with the most well-liked of Hindu deities Lord Rama and Lord Krishna respectively, have been performed away with and then again, the quantity of days requiring colleges to stay shut for Muslim festivals has been elevated.
India TV additionally requested the same query, ‘Do you agree with the Bihar government’s decision to end the holidays of Ram Navami, Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami?’. While a whopping 90 per cent of voters thought that the transfer was flawed, simply 8 per cent have been of the view that the Nitish Kumar authorities is true. 2 per cent abstained from voting.
