Meng renews push for federal Diwali holiday amid growing anti-Indian hostility

The CAPAC leader’s move follows a weekend incident in which two protesters disrupted a Diwali festival in Seattle with racist signs.

Image via U.S. Rep. Grace Meng

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) reintroduced a bill Monday to make Diwali a federal holiday amid the growing hate against Hindu and South Asian Americans.

Federal push

Meng, who chairs the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), said making Diwali the 12th federal holiday would tell Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhis…