Amid the nationwide protests against the amendment of the Citizenship Act, the Central Government has announced a Government holiday on the occasion of Magh (or Bhogali) Bihu on January 15.
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The announcement has been made amid the situation of unrest among the public after the Government's move to amend the Citizenship Act, seeking to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from the neighboring countries of Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Mass hysteria has swept Assam that shares porous borders with Muslim-majority Bangladesh, home to crores of non-Muslims, that could be naturalized after the amendment to the Act.
Now, it seems, the Government, to appease the protesting masses, has announced a single-day holiday for Government employees on the occasion of 'Magh Bihu', the first of the three Bihus celebrated by the Assamese community.
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It may be mentioned here that in the earlier list published by the Government, 'Magh Bihu' had not been declared as a holiday for Central Government employees in Assam.
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