Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan with school students on Monday. Young girls were seen tying rakhi to the Prime Minister who also interacted with the school students.
Earlier in the day, Modi extended greetings on the occasion saying the festival symbolises the immense love between brother and sister. “Best wishes to all countrymen on the occasion of Rakshabandhan, a festival symbolising the immense love between brother and sister,” he said in a post on X.
“May this holy festival bring new sweetness in the relationships of all of you and happiness, prosperity and good fortune in life,” he added.
#Watch | School children celebrated Raksha Bandhan by tying rakhis to Prime Minister @narendramodi in Delhi today.#RakshaBandhan pic.twitter.com/86rKGI493N
— DD News (@DDNewslive) August 19, 2024
Union Minister Piyush Goyal also celebrated the festival with civilians. Several women who were granted citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act tied rakhi to the Union Minister in Delhi.
VIDEO | Women with CAA citizenship tie rakhi to Union Minister Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) today in Delhi.
(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/dv5TRARJn4) pic.twitter.com/5fNMofSptB
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 19, 2024
Several Chief Ministers also celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan including Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Haryana CM Nayab Saini.
#WATCH | Bhubaneswar: School students tie rakhi to Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. pic.twitter.com/WufolQ9IEU
— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2024
#WATCH | Women tie Rakhi to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, in Guwahati pic.twitter.com/wSySJp8sIg
— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2024
हरियाणा की हमारी लाडली बहनों ने रक्षाबंधन के पावन मौके पर रक्षा-सूत्र बांधा।बहनों का यूं स्नेह मिलना हमारे लिए सौभाग्य की बात है।
ये रक्षा सूत्र मेरे ऊपर आपकी विशेष जिम्मेदारी का एहसास है।हरियाणा प्रदेश का मुखिया होने के नाते अपनी बहनों की सुरक्षा,समृद्धि और उनका उत्थान सदैव… pic.twitter.com/75BiO3pWAI
— Nayab Saini (@NayabSainiBJP) August 19, 2024
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai also greeted to the people of the state saying he will also celebrate in the afternoon.
