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Raj Thackeray accuses BJP of stirring conflict over Chhath Puja, manufacturing fear

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 13 Nov, 14:36 IST, latest 13 Nov, 15:46 IST

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3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 13 Nov, 14:36 IST; the latest is from ABP Live at 13 Nov, 15:46 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report13 Nov, 14:36 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 15:46 IST
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He accused the BJP of making desperate efforts to stir up a conflict over Chhath Puja ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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