AAP, BJP spar over setting up of Chhath Puja venue
The Morning Standard|November 04, 2024
A war of words raged on between the ruling AAP in the national capital and the opposition BJP on Sunday over arrangements for the celebration of Chhath in a south Delhi park.
AAP, BJP spar over setting up of Chhath Puja venue

Both sides have been accusing one another of obstructing the arrangements for the popular Purvanchali festival.

The issue assumes significance as the Purvanchalis - Bhojpuri-speaking people from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand - settled in Delhi are an influential vote bank, accounting for 30 to 40 per cent of the around 1.5 crore votes in the national capital. Assembly polls in Delhi are due in February next year.

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