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Advisory issued to states for Christmas, Rajnath Singh says ensure security 

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said an advisory has been issued to all states to ensure law and order during Christmas. The advisory comes in the wake of Hindu extremists recently threatening some Christian community members against celebrating the festival.

A Hindu group in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh had on December 17 issued a circular and threatened the management of all city schools against celebrating Christmas saying, if they did so, it would be “at their own risk”.

When asked about it, Singh said an advisory has been issued to all the states so that there is no law and order issue. He also conveyed his greetings to the nation on Christmas.

“Any festival, whether it is Christmas, Ramzaan, Holi or Diwali, should be celebrated without any problems. Strict action would be taken if anyone tries to create ruckus during the festivals,” the minister said.

“I believe that all people irrespective of any religion should celebrate each other’s festivals in its true spirit with full enthusiasm,” Singh said.

On december 15, a group of Catholic carol singers were detained by police on Thursday evening in Madhya Pardesh’s Satna after extreme right wing Hindu groups alleged religious conversions.

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