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Bill Introduced in New York Assembly by Assemblywoman Jenifer
Rajkumar to make Diwali School holiday in NYC
Neeta Jain, Jagdish Sewhani, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, Neeta Bhasin, Beena Saba- Hundreds of Hindus Joined Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar in Albany
pati at the NY State Assembly House in Albany on the historic day in New York
OUR BUREAU More than 300,000 Hindus, Jains and Sikhs City, then New York State and consequently other
celebrate festival of Diwali in New York. It’s only states should fall on track.
New York, NY
fair that Diwali should be a school Holiday so that “It’s time to recognize more than 300,000 Hin-
ew Yorkers from all walks of life came to Al- children can celebrate Diwali with their families. du, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain faiths New Yorkers to
bany to advocate for Diwali to be a School Jagdish Sewhani said that it’s simply unfair for celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Thousands
NHoliday. With the support of Eric Adams Hindu students in New York City to be at school of students, parents, and faculty would not have to
Mayor, New York City and school Chancellor Da- on their most popular festival, Diwali. “If schools select between observing the day or missing school
vid Banks, Assembly Member, Jenifer Rajkumar had declared holidays around other religious days, or work,” asserted Jagdish Sewhani, President,
introduced a legislation to make Diwali a school why not Diwali then?” American India Public Affairs Committee.
holiday. Speaking on the occasion, Jenifer Raj- South Asians and Indo-Caribbean in New Senator John Liu, Senator Kevin Thomas, Assem-
kumar said that time has come to make Diwali a York are fighting for Diwali school holiday for blyman David Weprin and many more showed their
school holiday. ages. It should be a public holiday in New York Support for this Bill to Make Diwali a school holiday.
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