Declare Dahi Handi A Nat’l Fest: Ss Mla | Thane Information – Occasions of India

Thane: Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik has written to CM Eknath Shinde requesting that the Gopalkala or dahi handi celebration be declared a nationwide competition and a public vacation introduced on this present day yearly.
Sarnaik wrote to Shinde forward of the competition that falls on August 19 this yr. He mentioned dahi handi has assumed significance and recognition amongst residents of not simply Thane and Mumbai, the place it’s celebrated on a large scale, however even within the hinterland and different components of the state. The day is asserted a vacation within the metropolitan area by the collectors, however the ambit must be widened now contemplating its rising recognition, he mentioned.