Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali with security officials posted in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region.
He announced his plans through a social media post before heading directly to the area today.
Maoist insurgents once held absolute sway over Bastar, but development now flourishes across the entire region.
The Prime Minister will salute the security personnel for their supreme sacrifices and selfless national service.
He praised the forces for their unwavering devotion while protecting the country’s sensitive inner frontiers.
For over a decade, Narendra Modi has turned his annual Diwali celebration into a regular national tradition.
He consistently chooses to spend the festival of lights alongside armed forces stationed at challenging borders.
Last year, the Prime Minister celebrated Diwali aboard the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant off Goa’s coast.
That special event marked his very first time celebrating the festival specifically with Indian Navy personnel.
He had previously commissioned INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited on September 2, 2022.
His annual tradition began during his first year as Prime Minister back in 2014.
He celebrated that initial Diwali alongside troops deployed at Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield.
He visited the Punjab border in 2015 to spend quality time with front-line soldiers.
In 2016, he traveled to the high-altitude Sumdoh post located near the China border in Himachal Pradesh.
He visited troops stationed within the difficult terrain of Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez sector in 2017.
The Prime Minister joined Defence forces in Uttarakhand’s Harsil area during his 2018 festival tour.
He spent his 2019 Diwali celebrations with troops posted in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2020, he visited the legendary desert border post of Longewala located in Rajasthan.
He celebrated with soldiers at Nowshera in 2021 and spent 2022 in Ladakh’s Kargil sector.
He visited Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh in 2023 and inspected Sir Creek in Gujarat during 2024.
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