NewDelhi November 14:Continuing his tradition of celebrating Diwali with soldiers of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Saturday and observe the festival of lights with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at Longewala. He will be accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and BSF Director General Rakesh Asthana.
Since Modi became the Prime Minister of the country, he has been celebrating his Diwali with the soldiers of the Armed Forces. In 2014, when he got elected to head the country, PM Modi went to Siachen, which is the world’s highest battlefield, to celebrate the Diwali.
Apart from Siachen, PM Modi has also visited the border outposts Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate Diwali.
On Friday, the Prime Minister had also appealed people across the to light a ‘diya’ as a “salute to soldiers” and said that words cannot do justice to the sense of gratitude for their exemplary courage.
“This Diwali, let us also light a Diya as a #Salute2Soldiers who fearlessly protect our nation. Words can’t do justice to the sense of gratitude we have for our soldiers for their exemplary courage. We are also grateful to the families of those on the borders,” he had tweeted while sharing an audio clip of his recent ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme.