BJP accuses Nitish Kumar of appeasement after release of new Bihar school calendar

The Bharatiya Janata Party criticizes the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government for reducing holidays for Hindu festivals and increasing holidays for Muslim festivals. BJP leaders accuse the government of appeasement politics and claim that it has an anti-Hindu agenda. The government's decision to slash holidays for Hindu festivals while increasing holidays for Muslim festivals is seen as hurting Hindu sentiments. The education department in Bihar has issued a holiday calendar for 2024, which shows changes in the number of holidays for different festivals.