PM Narendra Modi continues tradition, celebrates Diwali 2024 with soldiers in Gujarat’s Kutch.
Sir Creek, located in the western part of Gujarat near the India-Pakistan border, is known for its harsh and inhospitable terrain.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, October 31, marked Diwali with of Border Security Force (BSF), Indian Army, Navy and Air Force personnel at Lakki Nala in Sir Creek area in Gujarat’s Kutch, continuing his tradition of celebrating the festival with India’s armed forces.
Since coming to power in 2014, PM Modi has made it a tradition to celebrate Diwali with military personnel at various locations in the country. Each year, Modi visits military facilities, where he interacts with the troops and celebrates the festival.
In 2014, Modi celebrated Diwali with security forces in Siachen. The next year, he visited three memorials in Punjab to honour the successes of the Indian Army in the 1965 war.
In 2016, he went to Himachal Pradesh to meet soldiers near the China border and held interactions with the men in uniform from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Dogra Scouts, and the army at Sumdoh.
In 2017, Modi went to the Gurez sector in North Kashmir, while in 2018, he spent Diwali in Uttarakhand’s Harsil where he paid a surprise visit to troops.
In 2019, Modi visited the soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, and in 2020, he was at the border post of Longewala.
Modi celebrated the festival of lights in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera next year.
In 2022, Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Kargil.
Last year, the prime minister was in Himachal Pradesh’s Lepcha to celebrate the festival with soldiers.
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