From Hindustan Times
Center Owned by HT Media‘Diwali is Diwali, Eid is Eid’: BJP slams Mallikarjun Kharge over festival remark
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All India Imam Association President Maulana Mohd Sajid Rashidi on Tuesday criticised Congress leader Imran Masood for allegedly describing Diwali as a disease, saying the remark amounted to an attack on the faith and devotion of people who celebrate the festival, and he demanded an apology.
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The row stems from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s choice of words when he extended his Diwali greetings to people on Saturday.
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On Diwali night, far from the rangolis, the sweet shops and the family dinners, a different kind of celebration played out along the Line of Control. In the cold of the Kashmir mountains, Indian Army personnel turned their forward posts into small festival grounds, with earthen lamps set along…
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The row stems from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s choice of words when he extended his Diwali greetings to people on Saturday.
