Holi Jumma Row: Darbhanga Mayor Anjum Ara apologizes…?
Rabhanga Mayor Anjum Ara had given this statement on tuesday (March 11, 2025) that playing holi should be banned between 12.30 pm and 2 pm (on holi day). She had given this statement due to Jumma. Now she has apologized. On wednesday (March 12, 2025), she has expressed regret in a conversation with ABP News.
Anjum Ara said that if anyone is hurt by my words, then I express regret. My intention was not to stop. It was just that other festivals should be celebrated in Darbhanga in a peaceful manner. Earlier also ram Navami and Muharram have fallen together. When the time of procession has been changed during Muharram. Hindus have also taken out processions by changing the time. I had said this with all this thinking.
'I will not say anything further'
On the question, do you apologize? Anjum Ara said, "Absolutely… absolutely. There is no doubt about it. If anyone has been hurt, I express my regret. I will not say anything further. I wanted everything to happen peacefully. It has happened earlier also that the time has been changed a little. I have spoken just to distance myself from what happens by anti-social elements. If anyone has been hurt by that too, then I express my regret."
Anjum Ara said that she did not know that her statement would lead to politics. The matter would escalate. It is not that she wants to spread unrest in the city. She said, "My intention is very clear that holi and ramzan should be celebrated peacefully. I cannot say anything more than this."
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