BJP slams Kharge for calling Diwali 'Eid of joy', dares Congress to call Eid 'Diwali of joy'

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नई दिल्ली, November 9, 2026: BJP slams Kharge for calling Diwali 'Eid of joy', dares Congress to call Eid 'Diwali of joy'।

स्रोत के मुताबिक: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

स्रोत के मुताबिक: The BJP on Monday (November 9, 2026) 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'.

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स्रोत के मुताबिक: Extending his Deepavali greetings over the weekend, Mr. Kharge told reporters that Deepavali is a major festival celebrated by everyone in India and described it as 'khushiyon ka Eid'.

स्रोत के मुताबिक: Reacting to his comments, BJP's national media co-in-charge and spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said the Congress chose vote bank politics even on Deepavali with the party president describing Deepavali as an "Eid of Happiness".

स्रोत के मुताबिक: "Recall Sonia Gandhi crying for 'Babri'. In the past, when Sanatan was called 'Dengue Malaria Aid', the Congress was silent! Under Gandhi Vadra family Policy of Congress is anti-Sanatan, Anti Hindu," Mr. Bhandari said.

स्रोत के मुताबिक: BJP's national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said in a post on X, "Mr Kharge, what exactly is the problem with calling Deepavali, the biggest festival of Hindus, by its own name?"

स्रोत के मुताबिक: Mr. Bhatia said Eid has its own significance, and Deepavali has its own sanctity, traditions and identity.

स्रोत के मुताबिक: "Has changing the identity of Hindu festivals become a matter of political etiquette in Congress's so-called secularism? Rahul Gandhi and Mr. Kharge, answer this: will you ever have the courage to call Eid the "Deepavali of joy," he asked.

स्रोत के मुताबिक: "Respect Hindus' faith; don't change the identity of their festivals. Diwali was, Diwali is, and Diwali will remain Diwali," Mr. Bhatia said.

स्रोत के मुताबिक: Another BJP spokesperson, Tuhin Sinha, said Muslims celebrate Eid only twice a year, but the Congress party wants to celebrate every Hindu festival as "Khushiyon ki Eid."

स्रोत के मुताबिक: "So, the Congress party effectively wants to celebrate Eid 10-12 times a year. That’s why this Congress party is MMC [Maowadi Muslim League Congress], as Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls it," he added.

स्रोत के मुताबिक: In another post, Mr. Bhandari said the Congress thinks of appeasement and vote bank even on occasions like Deepavali, and that shows the anti-Sanatani mindset of the Congress party.

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