Srinagar: A day after the government released the list of public holidays for 2025, the elected government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday said that there has been no response to a proposal submitted by the cabinet earlier with regard to the inclusion of holiday on December 05 — the birth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the founder of National Conference (NC).
Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Javed Ahmad Dar said that the cabinet had sent a proposal for inclusion of holiday on Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s birthday on December 05. “However, there was no response from the administration so far in this regard,” he said.
However, he said that the cabinet will continue to push for the inclusion of holiday on Sheikh Abdullah’s birthday.
Pertinently, on December 29, the Jammu and Kashmir government released the official holiday list for 2025, which includes significant religious, national, and regional observances but notably excludes Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s birthday and July 13, “Martyrs’ Day”, as public holidays.
Meanwhile, the NC spokesman and MLA Zadibal, Tannvir Sadiq in a post on X yesterday, stated that “Today’s list of holidays and the decision reflects the BJP’s disregard for Kashmir’s history and democratic struggle.”
“While we had hoped for the inclusion of holidays commemorating leaders like Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and the martyrs of July 13th, their absence does not diminish their significance or our legacy. These holidays will be restored one day,” Sadiq said in the post.
