BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mangaldai Dilip Saikia has urged the Centre to declare Srimanta Sankardeva‘s birth anniversary as a national holiday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP raised the issue during the Zero Hour of the Parliament on Wednesday.
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“Declaring national holiday on the occasion of Sankardeva’s birth anniversary would honour the emotions and sentiments of the people of Assam,” Saikia said.
Saikia also demanded to establish a foundation for carrying out programmes and activities for spreading Sankardeva’s message of social justice across the country and abroad.