Question: Which state government has declared “Krishna Balram Jagannath Rath Yatra” as state festival?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Nagaland
(d) Manipur
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who flagged off the 25th ‘Shri Krishan Balram Rath Yatra’ in the city, declared the annual procession a state festival.
- He also announced a grant of Rs 2.51 crore for the Iskcon Temple in Ludhiana, Punjab.
- Punjab Government is also developing the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana Research Centre on a 20-acre land in Patiala.
BY: AMIT GUPTA