DESCRIBING Diwali as a “festival of the end of terror”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday offered greetings to the people from the “victorious lands of Kargil” where the Indian “army crushed the fangs of terror”.
“Diwali means the festival of the end of terror… Kargil had also done the same. In Kargil, our army crushed the fangs of terror and the country had celebrated Diwali in a style which is remembered even today,” he told soldiers.
Prime Minister Modi arrived in Kargil Monday morning to continue with his tradition of spending time with soldiers on the country's borders. He has been regularly visiting the frontier areas on Diwali since 2014 when he celebrated Diwali with soldiers at Siachen in Ladakh.
“For years, you have been my family. The sweetness of Diwali is enhanced when I am amongst you… On one side, there are the sovereign borders of the nation and on the other committed soldiers. On one, we have the love of the soil of the motherland, and on the other, brave-heart jawans. I could not have expected a Diwali of such magnitude anywhere else… Today, from the victorious lands of Kargil, I wish a very happy Diwali to everyone in India and the world,” he said.
The Prime Minister said Kargil was the shining proof of the bravery of Indian army. “Dras, Batalik and Tiger Hill are proof that enemies sitting on the heights of mountains were dwarfed before the courage and valour of the Indian Armed Forces,” he said referring to the Kargil…
