Politics over Chhath Puja heats up
The Hindu
BJP accuses Kejriwal of being anti-Purvanchal; AAP seeks L-G’s intervention
A day after the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued specific orders prohibiting the observance of Chhath Puja on the banks of the Yamuna, politics over the festival resurrected.
While the BJP accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of being anti-Purvanchal and demanded that he convene an emergency meeting to discuss the issue, the Aam Aadmi Party sought Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal’s intervention to resolve the issue.
The celebration of Chhath Puja, the DDMA ordered, would be allowed only at designated sites located outside containment zones, subject to certain restrictions. No site for the observance of the puja, according to the DDMA, could be designated on the banks of the Yamuna.
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