NEW DELHI: Keeping with his practice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate this Diwali with ITBP personnel at one of the remotest border posts in Uttarakhand.
Modi, who as Prime Minister had celebrated his first Diwali in 2014 with army in Siachen and second one last year on the Punjab border with Pakistan, will spend time on the border with China on the upcoming festival of lights on Sunday.
He will celebrate the festival with ITBP personnel at Mana, the last village on Indian territory along the border with China, official sources said here today.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will accompany the Prime Minister on his trip to Mana, located at an altitude of about 10,000 feet, the sources said.
Modi is also expected to visit Badrinath, one of the holiest temples of Hindus, which is located nearby, they said.
In run up to Diwali, the Prime Minister had urged people to send their good wishes to security forces personnel on Diwali, saying such messages will boost their morale. (AAGENCIES)
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