Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi arrived in Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, 4 November, to celebrate Diwali with soldiers. Upon his arrival, Modi addressed troops and said:
"It fills every Indian with pride on the role this brigade played during the surgical strike."
Further, the PM added that every time there has been an "attempt to disturb peace here, a befitting reply has been given."
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Pointing out that he has spent each Diwali with soldiers, PM Modi said:
"Today, I have brought along with me the blessings of crores of Indians for our soldiers here."
He also claimed that while earlier it would take years to procure defence equipment, "the commitment to self-reliance in the defence sector is the only way to change old methods."
"I am not here as a PM but as your family member to celebrate Diwali," PM Modi went on to say, according to ANI.
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Visuals circulating on social media also showed Modi paying tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Ever since Modi assumed office in 2014, he has travelled every year on Diwali to India’s border points.
Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera sector is located along the Line of Control in the Rajouri district. In 2019, too, the PM had reportedly visited Nowshera on Diwali.
Modi also took to Twitter on Thursday to convey his Diwali greetings to the country.
"Greetings to the people of my country on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. I wish that this festival of lights brings happiness, prosperity and good fortune in your life," he wrote in Hindi.
(With inputs from ANI.)
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