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Bengal govt declares single Bakrid holiday on May 28
The West Bengal government has declared May 28 as the only public holiday for Bakrid this year, cancelling the earlier two-day break on May 26 and 27. A Finance Department notification issued…
The Story in Brief
The West Bengal government has declared May 28 as the only public holiday for Bakrid this year, cancelling the earlier two-day break on May 26 and 27. A Finance Department notification issued on May 22 said the revision follows updated information that the festival falls on May 28. The new order supersedes a November 2025 notification that had declared May 26 and 27 as holidays for the 'Day before Id-Ud-Zoha' and 'Id-Ud-Zoha' respectively. Both dates will now be working days.
The change comes under the newly elected BJP government. The previous Trinamool Congress government under Mamata Banerjee had introduced a two-day arrangement around Bakrid. The notification was issued under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
The Indian Opinion
The abrupt cut from two days to one, so close to the festival, feels more like a political signal than a calendar correction. Supporters say the government is simply aligning with the actual moon sighting, but critics see the BJP administration erasing a TMC-era tradition. The real test will be how smoothly offices and schools adjust, and whether confusion over the holiday leads to absenteeism on May 26 and 27 anyway.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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