New Delhi. Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge while congratulating the countrymen on Diwali said, this is 'Eid of happiness'. This is the Eid that lasts for a long time. Now a controversy has started regarding this statement of Kharge. BJP has objected to comparison of Diwali with Eid and has targeted both Kharge and Congress. BJP said that see the extent of appeasement, Congress has started searching for 'Eid' even in Diwali. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge calling Diwali an 'Eid of happiness' reflects the thinking of his party. Why does Congress, engaged in appeasement, refrain from taking the name of Lord Shri Ram and Maa Lakshmi on Diwali, while openly extending good wishes on Eid?
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is calling Diwali as “Eid of Happiness”! Kharge ji, what is the problem in calling the biggest festival of Hindus, Diwali, by its own name? Eid has its own importance, Diwali has its own sanctity, tradition and identity. Has changing the identity of Hindu festivals become a political etiquette in the so-called secularism of Congress? Rahul Gandhi and Kharge ji should answer, will they ever show the courage to call Eid as “Diwali of happiness”? Respect the faith of Hindus, do not change the identity of their festivals. It was Diwali, it is Diwali and it will remain Diwali. Jai Shri Ram! 🪔
— Gaurav Bhatia Gaurav Bhatia 🇮🇳 (@gauravbhatiabjp) November 9, 2026
At the same time, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said how much more appeasement will Congress do for the vote bank? Kharge ji, what is the problem in calling the biggest festival of Hindus, Diwali, by its own name? Mallikarjun Kharge is the remote-controlled national president of the Congress, with the battery belonging to Sonia Gandhi and the finger to Rahul Gandhi. Whatever statement Mallikarjun Kharge gives, it should be accepted that Kharge is taking forward the anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan thinking of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi with his statement.
Bhatia said, Eid has its own importance, Diwali has its own sanctity, tradition and identity. Has changing the identity of Hindu festivals become a political etiquette in the so-called secularism of Congress? I challenge Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to show courage to call Eid as 'Diwali of happiness'? This will show similarity in your thinking and ideology. Respect the faith of Hindus, do not change the identity of their festivals. It was Diwali, it is Diwali and it will remain Diwali. Jai Shri Ram.