Good Friday a working day in Chandigarh; Congress accuses BJP of anti-Christian bias

Congress national general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday accused the BJP of having an "anti-Christian" attitude after Good Friday was declared a working day in Chandigarh.

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Earlier, Congress MPs also held a protest against the government over the move.

"By declaring Good Friday as a working day in Chandigarh, the BJP’s anti-Christian attitude is once again exposed," Venugopal said in a post on social media.

By declaring Good Friday as a working day in Chandigarh, the BJP’s anti Christian attitude is once again exposed.

They pretend to be great well wishers of the community, but through such moves and the threat under which Christian priests live in BJP-ruled states, it becomes… pic.twitter.com/vpTFClaeHh

— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) April 4, 2025

He also alleged that Christian priests live under threat in BJP-ruled states.

"They pretend to be great well-wishers of the community, but through such moves and the threat under which Christian priests live in BJP-ruled states, it becomes clear that they have a clear anti-minority, anti-Christian agenda. They simply don’t want Christians to live and co-exist peacefully," the Congress leader said.