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BJP-led Goa Govt drops Gandhi Jayanti from its list of holidays?
Panaji, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Goa Government on Sunday picked up a controversy after it dropped October 2, marked as Gandhi Jayanti, from the list of its official holidays, media reports said.
The Congress has slammed the move saying that it is a national holiday.
The party said the holiday must be observed.
Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on October 2 to mark the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is regarded as the Father of the Nation.
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