Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 10: Governor N N Vohra has extended warm greetings to the people on Diwali, the festival of lights, and hoped that this auspicious occasion would be a harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the State.
In his message of felicitations, the Governor observed that this festival symbolizes the triumph of truth and righteousness over falsehood and of good over evil and highlights the ethos and high values of the country’s civilizational history.
The Governor hoped that the festival would further strengthen the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood, amity, tranquility and secularism, which are the hallmarks of our glorious composite cultural traditions and prayed for the well-being of the people of the State.
Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has also felicitated people on the auspicious occasion of Diwaliwishing them happiness and well-being.
In his message of greetings, Mufti Sayeed hoped that the Festival of Lights would be harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the state.
The Chief Minister said while celebrating festivals, we must remember the poor and needy and share joy with them. He said we have a rich tradition of celebrating festivals in amity and brotherhood in the state, in consonance with our unique multicultural ethos.
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