Amid the Durga Puja festivities, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress are sparring over “dry days” during the Durga Pujas. While the BJP leadership claims that this is not the culture of West Bengal that ‘dry days’ are done away, the Trinamool Congress is reminding the West Bengal BJP leadership of remarks made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who has recently announced that there will no “dry days” during Durga Puja in Assam.
The controversy started when Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that the Trinamool Congress government has allowed liquor shops to open even on Ashtami of Durga Puja. “This culture was not there before in Bengal. Trinamool was the first to start this culture after independence,” Mr. Adhikari said.
