New Delhi, March 4 -- Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Wednesday took a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its "Kattar Imaandar" Holi celebrations, stating that festivals and politics should remain separate.

He remarked that if it were left to political leaders, they would try to associate themselves with everything, even to the extent of putting their names "on the wood used for someone's last rites."

"Holi and politics are separate things, and I tell this to everyone. The way some people try to mix festivals and politics feels very strange. I have seen many such instances where leaders and politics interfere in everything. It seems that if it were up to them, they would even want to put their name on the wood that we offer for ...