Patna, March 12 -- Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary strongly condemned Darbhanga Mayor's recent statement regarding Holi celebrations. The Mayor had appealed to the city residents to stop playing Holi between 12:30 and 2:00 PM.

Reacting to this, Chaudhary stated, "Such statement harms social health. Bihar runs with love and brotherhood. Taking along all people, people of all castes and religions, our leader's slogan is 'Pura Bihar Mera Parivar'. People make such kind of statements just to be in the media. I think such people should be removed from the party."

Earlier, in the statement, Darbhanga Mayor Anjum Ara had appealed to the city residents to stop Holi from 12:30 to 2:00; as she said, "Jumma time cannot be extended, so there should ...