New Delhi. BJP is furious at Lok Sabha MP and UP Congress working president Imran Masood. Imran Masood had given a controversial statement about Diwali. BJP has described Imran Masood's statement as anti-religious and anti-Sanatan thinking. BJP has said that sometimes Congress leaders attack Sanatan and sometimes insult Hindu festivals. BJP has asked Rahul Gandhi whether he has tacit support for such statements by his party leaders?
“Diwali is a man-made disease”…
This statement of Congress MP Imran Masood exposes anti-Hindu faith and anti-Sanatan thinking.
Sometimes attacking Sanatan, sometimes insulting Hindu festivals. Does such rhetoric of Congress leaders have the tacit support of Rahul Gandhi?
— BJP (@BJP4India) November 10, 2026
Imran Masood had said on the statement of BJP government minister Kapil Mishra about increasing pollution in Delhi that these people are mentally disturbed. The Congress leader had said that these people only talk negatively. The working president of UP Congress had said that Diwali and pollution are man-made diseases. He had said that whether the government is ours or theirs, it will not do much in this matter. Imran Masood had said that to deal with pollution, people will have to become aware.
Before Imran Masood, BJP had also targeted Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge's statement wishing Diwali. While extending best wishes on Diwali, Kharge had described it as a happy and long lasting Eid. BJP had accused Congress of doing appeasement politics after Mallikarjun Kharge called Diwali as Eid. BJP had termed Kharge's statement as hurting the sentiments of Hindus. At the same time, Congress spokesperson Pawan Kheda had hit back and said that Eid means festival. He had said that the purpose of Kharge's statement was to increase brotherhood and harmony. However, many social media users also targeted Pawan Kheda. Now Imran Masood has again put Congress on the target of BJP by calling Diwali a man-made disease.