Diamond co. in Surat announces holiday for Ram Mandir consecration

Surat: A diamond company in the Katargam area of the city will be granting a holiday to its workers from January 22nd and will also be paying them double wages for January 21st.

As the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram in the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya is scheduled to take place on January 22nd, one B Mahesh Diamond Company in the city has declared leave for this auspicious day. It will also be paying double wages to its employees for working on January 21st.

The owner of the company, Babubhai Gujarati, told the media, “As the consecration of Bhagwan Ram is happening, I decided that I will pay double for the work done so that workers can also celebrate. Who would not be happy with the celebration of Ram, which is happening after a wait of over 500 years? My whole family is very happy; my father was a huge Ram bhakt, so am I. I pray to him that none of my workers should be unhappy.”

“Around 300 workers are there in my company, and they will get paid double the value of the work they do on that day,” he added. DeshGujarat