Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali with jawans in Gujarat’s Kutch.
India is celebrating the festival of lights, Diwali today (October 31). PM Modi went to Lakki Nala in the Sir Creek area of Kutch to share Diwali’s joy with BSF, Army, Navy and Air Force personnel.
Earlier today, the prime minister addressed a gathering at the Statue of Unity on the occasion of National Unity Day in Gujarat’s Narmada district after paying floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the birth anniversary of India’s first Home Minister.
He said some forces in and outside India are trying to destabilise the country and spread anarchy to create a negative image of the nation in the world.
Indian-Chinese troops celebrate Diwali
Meanwhile, on the Indo-Sino border troops of the Indian and Chinese Army exchanged sweets to mark Diwali.
The traditional practice was observed a day after both countries completed troop disengagement at the two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh, bringing a fresh thaw in the Sino-Indian ties.
“Sweets exchange between members of the troops of India and China took place at several border points along the LAC on the occasion of Diwali,” an Army source told PTI earlier in the day.
The exchange took place at all the five Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) points along the LAC – Bum La and Wacha/Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh, Chushul-Moldo and Daulat Beg Oldi in Ladakh and Nathu La in Sikkim – among several other locations, the sources added.
With inputs from agencies
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