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Center-Right Owned by Adani Group (AMG Media)Opinion: Opinion | Congress Is Eating Itself Alive In Karnataka - And Opposition Is Loving It
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In the village of Halog near Shimla, hundreds gathered for the Pathar Mela, a centuries‑old Diwali ritual in which two groups throw stones at each other until a participant is injured, and the blood of the injured is offered as a ceremonial tilak to Goddess Bhadrakali, a practice said to have replaced human sacrifice. Congress leader Mr. Kharge described Deepavali as a “khushiyon ka Eid”, prompting the BJP to criticize him and challenge the Congress to refer to Eid as a “Diwali of joy”.
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left · 2 outlets
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday, November 9, came down heavily on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Diwali a ‘khushiyon ka Eid’, and dared him and senior opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi to call Eid a ‘Diwali of joy’. The BJP also called the Congress an anti-Sanatani party…
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center · 3 outlets
The BJP on Monday came down heavily on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Diwali a ‘khushiyon ka Eid’, and dared him and senior opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi to call Eid a ‘Diwali of joy’. The BJP also called the Congress an anti-Sanatani party. Extending his Diwali greetings…
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has come under fire from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which called him "anti-Sanatan" over his description of Diwali as "khushiyon Ka Eid" (Eid of Happiness). The BJP accused the opposition party of indulging in appeasement and vote-bank politics.
— India TV
