Delhi Bhartiya Janta Party in its move to retrieve the lost ground and get over the impression of being the party of business community in the city is now advocating for the declaration of holiday on the occasion of Chath. Its move is to lure the migrants in large numbers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh living in the national capital.
With the Delhi Assembly elections due to be held in 2014, BJP has started to prepare its pitch for batting strongly this time by raising the demand of holiday on the occasion of Chath, which is deeply associated with the migrants. But it would be better for the BJP to ameliorate them economically and make solid ground among them.
As Chath is celebrated in Bihar and the bordering district of Uttar Pradesh adjacent to Bihar on the large scale and some other states of North India, BJP aims at making ground among migrants from these two states living in large numbers and play important factor in the electoral politics of Delhi. By pressing the government to declare gazetted holiday on the occasion of Chath, BJP is trying to score political point. Because of the anti-outsider leaning of the BJP from the very beginning in Delhi, the migrants from Bihar, UP and other states have favoured the Congress party in Delhi and thereby electing Sheila Dikshit as the Chief Minister for the third consecutive time.
BJP has taken politically correct move to demand for holiday on the occasion of auspicious and religiously important festival. Delhi BJP move will certainly prove to be fruitful among migrants during this time of assembly elections as the disenchantment among them is growing with the Sheila Dikshit government day by day. They feel to be neglected and deprived of their due in the national capital.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit issues statements time to time that have also reflected her leaning too is not always in favour of the migrants from Bihar and UP. Numerical strength, ability, efficiency and capability of the migrants from Bihar, UP and other states, especially South India, are so high that they control 75 percent of workforce in all areas of activities in Delhi. Whether it is government or private organization, the situation is the same. In the given situation, their being politically indispensable for the political party is natural.
India is known for holidays. There are holidays on all the important festivals irrespective of religion of the nation. As far as the Delhi BJP demand for holiday on the occasion of Chath is concerned, it is fully justified.
Chath is the most sacred festival of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. It is celebrated with all religious traditions and processes. It is the only festival in which we also salute (Pranam) the setting Sun as well as the rising One. Different types of delicious items are prepared in a very sacred environment to offer Goddess Chath. So, this festival touches the religious sentiments of the devotees most. So, the political initiative taken by the Delhi BJP to put pressure on the government to declare holiday on the occasion Chath is very good move. As the issue is politically beneficial, the government may not concede the demand this year but there is all likelihood that this Sheila Dikshit Government will declare holiday on the occasion of Chath from next year to take political credit.
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