Rejected petition Make Diwali ( Hindu Festival ) a National Holiday In United Kingdom.

Diwali is the Festival of Lights. Places in London, Birmingham, Leicester celebrate Diwali and making it a national holiday would be even bigger. More tourists would arrive making the economy rise. Also UK and India are great alliances and have good relationships with each other.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/173480

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Date submitted 2 March 2017
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