Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been celebrating Diwali with Indian soldiers ever since he took the office of the Prime Minister in 2014.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (November 4) arrived in Nowshera, Jammu to celebrate Diwali with soldiers maintaining the past tradition. The Nowshera sector, along the Line of Control (LoC), is situated in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
PM Modi has been celebrating Diwali with Indian soldiers ever since he took the office of the Prime Minister in 2014. The Prime Minister had arrived in Delhi on Tuesday after concluding his 5-day trip to Rome and UK for attending the COP26 Climate Summit.
The Prime Minister, however, extended his greetings to people on the occasion of Diwali and wished that the auspicious festival of light brings “happiness, prosperity and good fortune.”
“Greetings to the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. I wish that this festival of lights brings happiness, prosperity and good fortune in your life. Wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
Diwali is observed on the 15th day of Kartik, the holiest month in the Hindu lunar calendar, and it is believed that on this day Lord Rama returned from a 14-year-long exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demon king Ravan.
People celebrate the festival by decorating their houses, exchanging gifts, and offering prayers in order to commemorate the “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.”
