Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge described Diwali as a festival that brings people closer and called it 'Eid of happiness'. BJP leaders raised questions on his statement and accused Congress of doing vote bank and appeasement politics.
Tezzbuzz Desk A political controversy has arisen over Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's statement calling Diwali an 'Eid of happiness'. BJP leaders raised questions on Kharge's choice of words and accused Congress of appeasement and vote bank politics. At the same time, Kharge in his Diwali message appealed to the people to maintain peace, remove differences and misunderstandings and work for the unity of the country.
Kharge called Diwali 'Eid of happiness'
Mallikarjun Kharge in his Diwali message said that Diwali is the major festival celebrated by all the people in India. He described it as a festival of happiness, which brings people together and gives families an opportunity to meet their loved ones. During this, he said, 'Diwali is the Eid of happiness.'
Kharge also appealed to the people embroiled in controversies to forget their differences and misunderstandings. He said that everyone should work to maintain peace in the country and remove misunderstandings. He also appealed to everyone to work wholeheartedly to protect the country and keep it united.
BJP accused of appeasement and vote bank politics
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari targeted Kharge's statement. He alleged that even on the occasion of Diwali, Congress chose vote bank politics. He raised questions on Kharge's statement of 'Diwali and Happy Eid' and accused Congress of appeasement.
Pradeep Bhandari also mentioned old political references related to Sonia Gandhi and Babri in his social media post. He described the policies of Congress as Sanatan and anti-Hindu. These allegations have been made by the BJP spokesperson.
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha President and Vadodara MP Dr. Hemang Joshi also reacted to Kharge's statement. Citing Kharge's statement in his social media post, he targeted Rahul Gandhi and asked that if Diwali has been called the Eid of happiness, then is Rahul Gandhi the 'Mir Jafar' of the new India.
Kharge also targeted Prime Minister Modi
Mallikarjun Kharge also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Diwali message. He mentioned the challenge of debate from Rahul Gandhi. According to Kharge, this debate includes issues like special intensive revision of voter list i.e. SIR, NEET, unemployment and inflation.
Kharge claimed that Rahul Gandhi had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a debate, but the Prime Minister is not coming forward to accept the challenge. He said that this is the wish of the Prime Minister and Congress's fight is against Modi, Shah and BJP.