A day after Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Jaya Narayan Mishra (BJP) wrote to Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik for declaring holiday for two days for Nuankhai in western Odisha, former Balangir MP Kalikesh Singh Deo (BJD) on Saturday urged the CM for a three-day holiday for the festival.
In a letter written to the CM, Singh Deo pointed out the significance of Nuankhai, which dates back to Vedic times.
People eat the new grain on the occasion of Nuankhai. This festival is closely intertwined with life and culture of people of western Odisha. It heralds a new hope among the people of the region, he stated.
On this special occasion, the Government should declare three days of holidays for its offices, banks and schools in western Odisha, Singh Deo said in his letter