NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JUNE 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the Kutchi community on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij, praying that the coming year is filled with happiness and good health.
On the special occasion of Ashadhi Bij, greetings to the Kutchi community. This is a community known for its great culture and bravery. I pray that the coming year is filled with happiness and good health.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2020
The Kutchi new year is celebrated on Ashadhi Bij, which also marks the onset of rains.
કચ્છડ઼ો ખેલે ખલકમેં, જીં મહાસાગરમેં મચ્છ,
જિતે હિકડ઼ો કચ્છી વસે, ઉતે ડીંયાડીં કચ્છ.કચ્છજે ભવ્ય અને અણમોલ સાંસ્કૃતિક
વારસેકે સાચવીંધલ કચ્છજી ખડ઼તલ અને ખમીરવંતી પ્રજા, ડેશ અને પરડેશમેં વસધલ સવાયા કચ્છી ભા, ભેણેકે અજ આષાઢી બીજ અને કચ્છી નયેં વરેંજે પાવન અવસર તેં લખ લખ વધાઇયું.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2020
“On the special occasion of Ashadhi Bij, greetings to the Kutchi community,” Modi tweeted in Gujarati and English.
અષાઢી બીજના મંગલ પર્વ નિમિતે સૌને ખુબ ખુબ શુભેચ્છાઓ.
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) June 23, 2020
The Kutchi community is known for its great culture and bravery, he said.
“I pray that the coming year is filled with happiness and good health,” the prime minister said.
