Raksha Bandhan 2026: A cross-community celebration in New Delhi

NCBC Chairperson Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi marked Raksha Bandhan together in New Delhi on 28 August 2026, in a gesture reflecting communal harmony. (NationPress)

National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) Chairperson Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti joined BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to celebrate Raksha Bandhan in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. (NationPress)

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), tied a rakhi to BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. (NationPress)

BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi received a rakhi from NCBC Chairperson Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti during the Raksha Bandhan festivities in New Delhi on 28 August 2026, symbolising a bond of brotherhood across communities. (NationPress)

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti applied a tilak to BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi before tying the rakhi, following traditional Raksha Bandhan rituals, in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. (NationPress/Video Grab)

In a moment captured on video, NCBC Chairperson Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti tied a rakhi to BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Raksha Bandhan in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. (NationPress/Video Grab)

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, who heads the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), concluded the Raksha Bandhan ceremony by tying a rakhi to BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. (NationPress/Video Grab)

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