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PATNA: Barring ideological differences, most political parties in Bihar are unanimous on not celebrating Holi this year to express solidarity with the families of the CRPF jawans martyred in the Pulwama terrorist attack. Interestingly, CM Nitish Kumar had organized a grand Holi milan at his residence, which was attended by Lalu and his sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Prasad Prasad. But this is the second consecutive Holi when Lalu is in jail. In the evening, Lalu had also organized a get-together in his style with stage decked up with Bhojpuri singers. ‘Holi Milan’, a term popularly used for the celebrations of the festival of colours before its schedule, has had been an interesting affair for political parties every year.RJD’s national spokesperson Manoj Jha made a formal announcement about not celebrating Holi after the party’s central parliamentary board meeting in Patna last week.BJP state vice-president Devesh Kumar also said his party would not celebrate Holi this time..