Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government had declared a public holiday on October 28th on the occasion of Chhath festival. Ignoring that order, the LDA cancelled the holiday and reopened its offices. To know, “Is it a government or bank holiday today or tomorrow?” Visit our homepage.
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Why LDA office reopens, Chhath Puja holiday cancelled?
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government had declared a public holiday on October 28th on the occasion of Chhath festival. Subsequently, despite clear instructions from Lucknow District Magistrate (DM) Visakh G. Iyer, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) cancelled the holiday. This unexpected decision caused widespread resentment among LDA employees, who had to attend the office on Chhath Puja.
LDA office reopens for Chhath Puja
District Magistrate Visakh G. Iyer had ordered all government offices and schools to remain closed in his order. He stated that Chhath is a festival of faith and unity, and educational institutions, government offices, and offices will remain closed on this day. The holiday was declared keeping in mind the offering of prayers to the rising sun, the crowds at the ghats, and family togetherness. Despite the DM’s clear orders, LDA Additional Secretary Gyanendra issued an order on the evening of October 27th.
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Orders to be present with staff
He stated that as per the Vice Chairman’s instructions, the Authority offices will remain open as usual tomorrow, October 28th, 2025, with the respective section heads to be present with their subordinate office staff. This order took effect immediately. Following this order, the Development Authority offices remained open on October 28th. Many LDA employees had to rush to the office after Chhath Puja and faced difficulties.
Allegations of arbitrariness against the Vice Chairman
Several LDA employees, speaking on condition of anonymity, expressed deep dissatisfaction with the decision. They alleged that LDA Vice Chairman Prathamesh Kumar was running the Authority arbitrarily, even ignoring orders from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and District Magistrate Visakh G. Iyer. Additional Secretary Gyanendra Verma defended his decision, stating that the orders to open the offices were due to urgent work. He added that inspections and other work were already underway on October 28th.
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