While I dont know much about these Sikh guys I know that there are only a few hundreds of these guys in my state of 8 crore people - Tamil Nadu. But central govt. is declaring bank holiday in my state too. This is too bad. Why not let sikh guys alone take paid holiday and leave others alone? Even stock market is shut. I respect their relegion and leaders and gurus - perfectly fine but why holiday in my state where there are hardly any sikhs?