NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NOV 4
Personnel of the Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets and Diwali wishes on the international border in Gujarat and Barmer in neighbouring Rajasthan on Thursday, according to the BSF.
झिलमिलाते दीपों की रोशनी से प्रकाशित ये दीपावली पर्व और नूतन वर्ष सब के जीवन में सुख – समृद्धि और जीवन की नई ऊर्जा लेकर आए ऐसी शुभकामनाएं। pic.twitter.com/JkYt0L2P64
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) November 4, 2021
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also extended greetings for Diwali and the Gujarati New Year to people of the state.
નવું વર્ષ સમગ્ર સમાજ જીવનમાં નવા ઉત્સાહ અને વિકાસના નવા પરિમાણો લાવનારું રહે અને ગુજરાત તથા ગુજરાતીઓની સુખ સમૃદ્ધિ પ્રગતિમય બને તેવી મંગલ કામનાઓ પ્રધાનમંત્રીશ્રીએ વ્યક્ત કરી છે.
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) November 4, 2021
At a number of places in Gujarat, people were seen thronging markets to buy new clothes, sweets and firecrackers. BSF personnel and Pakistan Rangers also exchanged sweets along various border pillars, as per photos shared by the BSF Gujarat Frontier along with a release.
#दीपावली_की_हार्दिक_शुभकामनाएं।
दीपावली के इस पावन पर्व पर, सभी का जीवन ज्योतिमय बने,आपके जीवन में सुख, शांति, प्रगति, समृद्धि, मानवता एवं धन-धान्य के साथ उत्तम स्वास्थ्य प्राप्त हो ऐसी प्रार्थना।
#Diwali2021
#Deepavali pic.twitter.com/zUwmgo61fg— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) November 4, 2021
“Such exchange of sweets and wishes on festivals of national importance enhance mutual harmony, brotherhood and also plays an important role in maintaining friendly and peaceful atmosphere along the border between two border guarding forces,” it said.
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat took to Twitter to greet citizens and said, “May this Diwali festival be illuminated by the light of twinkling lamps and the New Year bring happiness, prosperity and new energy in everyone’s life.” Chief Minister Patel also extended greetings for Diwali and the Gujarati New Year, which falls a day after Diwali, to people of the state and Gujarati families across the world. Festivals and festivities bring in freshness and new consciousness in society, Patel said in statement.
The chief minister said Diwali lamps are a symbol of positive outlook,and wished that the festival becomes a beacon of positivity for masses, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office said. Senior leaders across political parties also took to social media to wish people on the occasion.
“On this holy festival of Deepawali, may everyone’s life be filled with light. May your life be blessed with happiness, peace, progress, prosperity, humanity and wealth and good health,” state Congress president Amit Chavda tweeted.
दीपावली के पावन पर्व पर @INCGujarat के प्रदेश कार्यालय राजीव गांधी भवन पर विधिवत पूजा अर्चना कर सर्व के कल्याण के लिए प्रार्थना की । pic.twitter.com/miyECHWJPT
— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) November 4, 2021
State BJP president C R Paatil tweeted his greetings in Gujarati, saying, “Best wishes to the people of Gujarat to get courage like a lamp to fight endless darkness. Happy Diwali.”
ગુજરાતવાસીઓને અનંત અંધકારને નાથતા દિપક જેવા સાહસની શુભકામનાઓ…દિપાવલીનાં પાવન પર્વની શુભેચ્છાઓ. pic.twitter.com/hsSSp8UG1A
— C R Paatil (Modi Ka Parivar) (@CRPaatil) November 4, 2021
