LIVE: PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans at Longewala border in Jaisalmer
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- Published: November 14, 2020 11:34
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers at Longewala in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on Saturday.
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India is proud of our forces, who protect our nation courageously. https://t.co/3VyP0WusDf
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2020
Chief of Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat, Army Chief MM Narvane and Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Rakesh Asthana accompanied the Prime Minister to Jaisalmer.
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#WATCH: Today India kills terrorists & their leaders by entering their homes. World now understands that this nation won't compromise with its interests, not at any cost. This repute & stature of India is all due to your strength & valour: PM Modi in Jaisalmer. pic.twitter.com/3jZq8Yaokh
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
# I’d like to implore 3 points to the armed forces. First is to continue ingenuity by innovating; second is to practice yog; third is to learn another language other than their mother tongue & English. This will help ingrain new perspectives & enthusiasm in them: PM Narendra Modi
# Today the strategy of India is clear. Today’s India believes in the policy of understanding and making others understand. But if attempts are made to test us, the reply they receive is intense: PM Modi
# With wearing masks these days due to COVID, people are realising the difficulty & the resilience it takes to dawn military gear and serve postings in difficult conditions. This realisation is making our countrymen resolve to be more disciplined: PM Narendra Modi
# As long as you are there, this country’s Diwali celebrations will continue to be, in full swing and luminescence: PM Narendra Modi
World now understands that this nation won’t compromise with its interests, not at any cost. This repute & stature of India is all due to your strength & valour. India is clearly presenting its opinions on international fora today because you’ve secured the nation: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/zyCh2rO3Hw
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
#WATCH: Today the whole world is troubled by expansionist forces. Expansionism is, in a way, a mental disorder & reflects 18th-century thinking. India is also becoming a strong voice against this thinking: PM Modi in Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/4TYLZbz7Yx
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
India is working rapidly to increase its defence capability & make its defence sector Atmanirbhar. We’ve decided to focus on the indigenous arms factory. This one decision of the defence sector propelled 130 crore Indians to work towards vocal for local doctrine: PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/ALP9eupWbP
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
130 Crore Indians are standing with you. Every Indian is proud of the strength and valour of our soldiers. They are proud of your invincibility. No power in the world can stop our brave soldiers from guarding the borders of our country: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/Xkgmv4nDq7
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
#WATCH: Whenever history on the excellence of soldiers will be written and read, the Battle of Longewala will be remembered: PM Narendra Modi in Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/d6KSUw7bzZ
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
Be it the peaks of the Himalayas, the stretch of desert, dense forests or the depths of seas – your valour has always triumphed in every challenge: PM Narendra Modi in Jaisalmer pic.twitter.com/FQkbD0XtSD
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
You may be at the snow-capped mountains or in deserts, my Diwali is complete only when I come amid you. My happiness doubles when I look at the joy on your faces: PM Modi addresses soldiers in Jaisalmer on #Diwali pic.twitter.com/JcXrxiBjIS
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
I would like to extend my #Diwali greeting. I have brought the greetings of every Indian among you today: PM Narendra Modi in Jaisalmer. pic.twitter.com/UPADgnLKdv
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2020
Earlier today, PM Narendra Modi greeted the citizens on the occasion of Diwali and wrote on Twitter, “Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this festival further brightness and happiness. May everyone be prosperous and healthy.”
On Friday, the Prime Minister appealed to people to light a ‘diya’ on Diwali as a salute to the soldiers guarding the nation on the borders.
“This Diwali, let us also light a Diya as a ‘Salute to Soldiers’ who fearlessly protect our nation. Words can’t do justice to the sense of gratitude we’ve for our soldiers for their exemplary courage. We’re also grateful to families of those on the borders,” he tweeted.
PM Modi also tweeted an audio clip of his recent ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, in which he had first given a call to citizens to light a ‘diya’ for soldiers on the festival of lights.
“We must remember our brave soldiers who are guarding our borders even in this festive time, serving Bharat Mata and providing security. We must celebrate Diwali only after remembering them. We must also light a lamp for these brave sons and daughters of Mother India,” the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said that even though all soldiers and frontline COVID-19 workers would not be home to celebrate the festival with their loved ones, the entire nation will pray for them.