Tag: Haj Committee wall saffron

Lucknow : The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh on Friday came under heavy fire from social groups and opposition parties in the state after the peripheral wall of the UP Haj Committee office was painted in saffron, a colour identified with the Hindu religion. The boundary wall of the office facing the state assembly building had always worn a green and white colour in the past. On Friday, when the boundary wall was painted saffron, it triggered an immediate storm even while the ruling party leaders said "not much should be...