BJP Attacks Congress Over Kharge’s Eid of Happiness Remark on Diwali

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress after party president Mallikarjun Kharge described Diwali as an "Eid of Happiness" while extending festive greetings. 

The ruling party accused the Congress of attempting to appease its vote bank ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

In a video message posted on X, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari described the Congress as an "anti-Hindu" party.

"Congress is an anti-Sanatan, anti-Hindu party, which is why Mallikarjun Kharge called Deepawali an 'Eid of Happiness'. This is pure vote-bank politics ahead of the Uttar Pradesh



elections. 

Recall Sonia Gandhi crying for Babri; she also cried for Batla. This shows that Congress only wants appeasement politics. Even on Hindu festivals, Congress is trying to appease its vote bank.

"This is why neither the Gandhi-Vadra family nor the Congress President visited the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. When Udhayanidhi Stalin called Sanatan 'Dengue, malaria', Congress was silent. They have clarified that Congress' policy is anti-Sanatan," he said.

BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan also criticised Kharge's Diwali greetings, describing them as a "twisted message" that hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. He accused the Congress of repeatedly engaging in appeasement politics.