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Christians demand restricted holidays for Good Friday, Easter
Sunday March 24, 2013 08:18:38 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: The Catholic
Secular Forum (CSF) has in a memorandum to the government demanded
March 29 and March 31 as restricted holidays to enable Christian
officials observe Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
"We urge the government to consider a restricted holiday at least
on March 29 and March 31 for the benefit of the Christians, and if
need be the last date for filing financial returns can be extended
by a day," CSF said in the memorandum to the prime minister and
the finance minister.
CSF has objected to the diktat issued by certain central
government departments to keep their offices open March 29 this
year, which happens to be Good Friday.
This means that Christian employees in departments like income
tax, customs and central excise would be compelled to work on Good
Friday and also during the Holy Week ending March 31, CSF general
secretary Joseph Dias said here Sunday.
He added that the Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued a
circular asking all employees to work on March 31, the Easter
Sunday, when Christendom has its biggest feast.
"It means that Christian employees will work on the day of
Christ's crucifiction, the Holy Saturday of prayer and the Easter
Sunday to enable people file their tax returns for the financial
year," Dias said.
The official diktat would prevent the Christian employees from
fulfilling their religious Lenten observances which culminate
after over 40 days of prayers, fasting and abstinence, he added.
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