Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party Goa government is embroiled in a fresh controversy after it scrapped Gandhi Jayanti which is celebrated on October 2 from its list of official holidays.
The Congress slammed the move saying that it is a national holiday and must be observed.
Congress leader Anand Sharma said, "They can't do it. Gandhi is the father of nation. Even last year children were asked to go to school on 2nd October."
"Present government has much to answer on the rights of individuals to privacy and liberty," Sharma added.
Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on October 2 to mark the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on October 2, 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat and led from the front during India's freedom struggle against the British rulers.
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