Chandigarh
\nThe Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today termed the Congress government\u2018s decision to slash the list of government holidays as a \u2018totally dictatorial, irrational and insensitive\u2019 step taken without taking the other stakeholders into confidence, even as it demanded its immediate roll back.<\/p>\n
In a statement here, SAD spokesman and senior Vice-President Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema said the Congress government had been playing gimmicks since its formation to divert the people\u2019s attention from its failures as it had betrayed the people of Punjab on every promise made to them to get their votes. \u201cNow it has suddenly slashed the list of government holidays, arrogantly ignoring the peoples\u2019 cultural and religious attachments to those important days”, he added.<\/p>\n
Castigating the state government for deleting the important occasions like birth and martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Vaisakhi, Mahashivratri, Parshuram Jayanti, May Day, martyrdom day of shaheed udham Singh, Eid-Ul Juha, martyrdom day of Shri Guru teg Bahadur ji and installation of Shri Guru Granth sahib ji, the SAD leader said nobody could argue about the importance of these days as helped us recognize the common fabric of brotherhood that keep us all united amidst the differences of faith, creed and caste. He said the government should not repeat its history of playing with the sentiments of people which could push the state into the communal disharmony.<\/p>\n
Rejecting the state government\u2018s lame excuse of providing better governance by the slashing of government holidays, the SAD leader said that the Captain Amarinder government could not even find time to complete its cabinet strength by executing much needed expansion since last 9 months, let alone the welfare of people. \u201cThe secretariat always wears a deserted look as the ministers don\u2019t bother to visit their offices. There has been no governance at all in the state since the last nine months”, he added<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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