West Bengal: Border Security force personnel on Friday celebrated Holi along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district.
Earlier today, Inspector General Suryakant Sharma extended best wishes to the BSF personnel and their families who live thousands of miles apart.
Sharma told the media, “All the personnel here are involved in the security of the country; I extend my best wishes to them and their family. I know their families are a thousand miles apart, but the entire country is with them.”
Meanwhile, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) soldiers celebrated Holi, the festival of colours, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
The security forces celebrated the festival by applying colours to each other and dancing together.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended greetings for the festival.
“I wish you all a very Happy Holi. This festival, filled with joy and happiness, will infuse new enthusiasm and energy in everyone’s life and will also deepen the colours of unity among the countrymen,” posted PM on X.