Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) VK Saxena on Friday declared Chhath Puja as a 'dry day' in the Capital. This is the first time a dry day will be observed on the occasion of Chhath Puja in the city.
The Opposition parties, both the BJP and the Congress, had demanded that Chhath Puja day should be declared a dry day. On Wednesday, the Delhi Congress had also sought a public holiday to be declared on the occasion of Chhath Puja.
Following the announcement, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said, “the L-G has taken the decision of declaring 'dry day' on Sunday as per Section 2 (35) of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009, on the occasion of Chhath Puja.”
Gupta took to Twitter to thank the L-G for accepting his plea. "Thank you@LtGovDelhi Shri Vinay Saxena ji, for accepting the demand of Delhi BJP to declare "Chhath Mahaparv" as a dry day. This is the victory of all the brothers and sisters of Purvanchal. The BJP always stands for the public interest," he tweeted in Hindi.
According to reports, the Delhi Government has built around 1,100 ghats for Chhath Puja across the city.