Delhi today is more replete with ‘Chhath Ki Badhaiyan’ posters and hoardings than they can be seen in the state of Bihar
File Image of Chhath Puja celebrations. News18
After Diwali, Delhi is now all set to celebrate Chhath Puja over the next two days. Chhath is the most important festival of Bihar spread over four days. It’s more about piety than festivity.
But who cares about piety when the ‘sentiments’ of Bihari voters in the National Capital have to be ‘protected’ and cashed in on by our political parties? Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a public holiday, and his party is locked in an intense battle with the BJP to ensure that Covid-related restrictions on public gatherings are…