Indian Leaders Celebrate Diwali with National Prosperity Prayers
Indian government leaders and BJP officials celebrated Diwali across Assam and Tripura, lighting diyas and praying for national peace and prosperity.
Indian political leaders and government officials marked the five-day Diwali celebration, which began with Dhanteras on November 6 and concludes with Bhai Dooj on November 11. In Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated at its Guwahati state headquarters with firecrackers and diyas. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma used the event to extend festive greetings and note his visit to the Samaguri constituency, fulfilling a promise from the Nagaon election campaign. He also offered birthday wishes to LK Advani on his 100th birthday.
Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia described the festival as a celebration of light and stated that India is on the path to becoming a global leader under the vision of Viksit Bharat, Shreshth Bharat. In Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Saha exchanged greetings with security personnel and attended an annual visit to the Mata Tripura Sundari Temple in Udaipur, where he prayed for continued peace in the region during a three-day festival and mela.
At the national level, Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan lit diyas at Uprashtrapati Bhavan to pray for national prosperity. President Droupadi Murmu also extended Diwali greetings to Indian citizens living both domestically and abroad.
