Last Updated: March 25, 2024, 16:05 IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah celebrated Holi with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the ‘Dhuleti Mahotsav’ celebrations.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday celebrated Holi in Thane after paying tribute to his mentor late Anand Dighe at Anand Ashram
From Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, political leaders across parties celebrated Holi, the festival of colours on Monday ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
Referring to the idol consecration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, Shah said Holi this year was special for all “Ram bhakts” because the lord was celebrating the festival of colours after a gap of 500 years.
Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda also celebrated at his residence along with party workers, MP Manoj Tiwari, Bansuri Swaraj and Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva.
आज @BJP4India के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष आदरणीय श्री @JPNadda जी के नई दिल्ली स्थित आवास पर @BJP4Delhi के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष माननीय श्री @Virend_Sachdeva जी के साथ अबीर गुलाल लगाकर होली का पर्व मनाया और इस अवसर पर उपस्थित सभी लोगों को इस पावन पर्व की हार्दिक बधाई और शुभकामनाएं दीं।… pic.twitter.com/l3G4nn8WcM— Bansuri Swaraj (Modi Ka Parivar) (@BansuriSwaraj) March 25, 2024
Actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari also enthralled the audience with a delightful folk song in an apparent dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other key AAP leaders, who are currently in jail.
Tiwari’s celebration included singing, “Koi khele rail mein, koi khele jail mein” (some play in railway, some in jail), which was met with cheers from the crowd.
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav also celebrated Holi with his party workers and family members, including Uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav in Etawah’s Saifai.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami celebrated the festival of Holi with Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh, and former Uttarakhand CMs Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri and Harish Rawat pic.twitter.com/sfCegdFP7U— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2024
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also participated in a ‘Holi Milan’ program at his residence in Dehradun.
BJP leader Taranajit Sandhu, who recently joined the saffron party, on Monday celebrated Holi with the locals and wished the people of the country well.
Congress candidate Vikas Thakre also celebrated Holi with Maha Vikas Aaghadi leader Anil Deshmukh during the celebration program in Nagpur.
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini also took part in ‘Phoolon Wali’ with his family. He recently took oath as the chief minister of the state.
BJP’s candidate from Mandi for Lok Sabha elections and actor, Kangana Ranaut celebrates Holi at her residence in Mandi.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak rode a camel and celebrated Holi in Lucknow.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday celebrated Holi in Thane after paying tribute to his mentor late Anand Dighe at Anand Ashram. He also refused to answer questions on seat-sharing talks in the ruling alliance for the Lok Sabha polls.
