GUWAHATI, Sept 6 - The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has written to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to declare the death anniversary of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankaradeva as a public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act.
In a letter submitted to the Chief Minister�s Office, the party said that in view of the contributions made by the great Vaishnavite saint-reformer and the need to promote his work and ideology among the younger generation, Sankaradeva�s death anniversary falling on September 11 this year should be declared a holiday under the NI Act.
�This will help all sections of the people in the State to promote and practise his teaching in their lives and would also act as a uniting force between different social strata,� the party added.
