Oct 31, 2024 02:27 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi, since coming to power in 2014, has made it a tradition to celebrate Diwali with military personnel at various locations in the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked Diwali with Border Security Force (BSF) jawans stationed in Gujarat’s Kutch, continuing his tradition of celebrating the festival with India’s armed forces. On Thursday, October 31, PM Narendra Modi visited the BSF outpost along the Pakistan border, interacting with soldiers and sharing Diwali greetings.
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.
Modi’s Diwali celebrations with the BSF soldiers come even as troops of India and China exchanged sweets at several border points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the occasion on Thursday.
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 Indian Army source told news agency 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 the unnamed sources added.
On Wednesday, an Indian Army source said troops of both sides had completed the disengagement at the two friction points and patrolling would commence soon at these points.
The verification process after the disengagement was in progress and patrolling modalities were to be decided between ground commanders, the source said then.
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