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

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New Delhi, November 9, 2026: BJP slams Kharge for calling Diwali 'Eid of joy', dares Congress to call Eid 'Diwali of joy'.

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

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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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'.

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".

"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.

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?"

Mr. Bhatia said Eid has its own significance, and Deepavali has its own sanctity, traditions and identity.

"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.

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

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."

"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.

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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