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The BJP criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, calling him “anti-Sanatan” after he referred to Diwali as “Khushiyon Ka Eid”.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (Image: PTI/File)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after he described Diwali as “Khushiyon Ka Eid”, calling him “anti-Sanatan”.
Kharge made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the occasion of Diwali. Reacting to his comments, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused the Congress leader of indulging in appeasement politics.
In a post on X, the BJP leader also brought up Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s recent remarks about the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992.
Congress President calls Diwali ‘Khushiyon Ka Eid’!Even on Diwali, Congress thinks of appeasement & vote bank!
Yesterday Sonia Gandhi cried for Babri, today Mr Kharge appeases in his Diwali message!
Congress is Anti Sanatan! https://t.co/hmd8QlBHGU
— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) November 8, 2026
“Congress President calls Diwali ‘Khushiyon Ka Eid’! Even on Diwali, Congress thinks of appeasement & vote bank! Yesterday Sonia Gandhi cried for Babri, today Mr Kharge appeases in his Diwali message! Congress is Anti-Sanatan!,” BJP spokesperson tweeted.
What Sonia Gandhi Said About Babri Masjid
Gandhi’s remarks were made in an interview with The Guardian newspaper ahead of the release of her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. Recalling the events of December 6, 1992, she said she had cried after watching the Babri Masjid being demolished on television.
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BJP criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after he referred to Diwali as Khushiyon Ka Eid.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Kharge of indulging in appeasement politics on social media.
Sonia Gandhi stated in a memoir interview that she cried while watching the Babri Masjid demolition on television in 1992.
She also said the incident made her realise that India faced a long struggle to preserve its secular foundations. Gandhi further acknowledged that the Congress had been complacent in several ways, contributing partly to the rise of the BJP and its Hindutva politics.
Her comments triggered a political exchange, with BJP leaders accusing the Congress of being sympathetic towards Babur and questioning Gandhi’s recollection of watching the demolition on television.
“This shows that Babar was in the heart of the Congress party back then, and he remains in its heart even today,” Rajya Sabha MP and BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi told reporters in Delhi.
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