PM Modi’s Diwali With Jawans In Rajouri
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri on Sunday.
The prime minister's visit coincided with Infantry Day celebrations, which is observed to mark the landing of first Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 to push back Pakistan supported intruders.
Modi directly flew to the Army Brigade Headquarters in the border district to interact with the troops deployed along the LoC, officials said.
Celebrated #Diwali with the brave soldiers of the Indian Army in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 27, 2019 While interacting with our soldiers, I thanked them on behalf of the people of India for their monumental service. Their vigilance and valour keeps our nation safe! — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 27, 2019 Anecdotes about the courage of our soldiers are widely shared but do you also know about the stupendous efforts of our armed forces during natural disasters? Their swift action saves many lives and prevents public property from being destroyed. pic.twitter.com/yKRm6dMUwI — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 27, 2019
It is always a matter of great joy to be able to interact with these courageous personnel. pic.twitter.com/e9th01wwiy
I also spoke about the major steps our Government is taking for the welfare of soldiers. pic.twitter.com/wG4yPn43Tg
On the way back from Rajouri, the PM also interacted with air warriors and personnel of the army at Pathankot Air Force Station.
On the way back from Rajouri, also interacted with air warriors and personnel of the army at Pathankot Air Force Station. pic.twitter.com/AgHwUqE9Ee — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 27, 2019
This is for the third time that the prime minister visited Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate Diwali with the troops in the border state since 2014, and first after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions.
Modi started the practice of interacting with troops serving in tough areas on Diwali soon after taking over as the prime minister in 2014 when he had spent his Diwali at Siachen in Ladakh region with the Jawans, besides visiting the flood victims in Srinagar.
He visited Gurez sector of north Kashmir in 2017 and spent his Diwali with soldiers deployed there.
In 2015, he visited the Punjab border on Diwali. His visit coincided with 50 years of 1965 Indo-Pak War.
The next year, Modi was in Himachal Pradesh, where he spent time with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel at an outpost.
In 2018, he celebrated the festival with Army and the ITBP personnel in the icy terrain near the India-China border in Uttarakhand.
