Dharam Raksha Sangh said that Holi is a festival of love and harmony for the Sanatan community. The outfit opposed involvement of Muslims in selling colours or entering the festivities. A petitioner in the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute, Dinesh Sharma, also wrote a letter to the Chief Minister with his blood and demanded a ban on the entry of Muslims into Braj’s Holi celebrations. However, the legal representative of the Muslim side in the temple-mosque dispute, Tanveer Ahmed, said Holi has always been celebrated with peace. He said that Muslims provided shelter and food to the Hindu pilgrims during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh. The government must enforce a ban similar to restrictions placed on Muslim participation in Garba festivities in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, said Acharya Badrish, the National Coordinator of Dharam. Raksha. Sangh’s national president Saurabh Gaur.
