PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar

Modi said the past decade was about extending banking services to those who had been deprived of access to them, while the coming decade would be about making banking more efficient and trustworthy. (DPR PMO/ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to celebrate this Diwali with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar. The prime minister made the announcement in a social media post even as he headed for Bastar, which the government said was Naxal-free in May this year.

“Heading to Bastar to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces. This is an area where Naxalism once held sway and now, development is flourishing. I am going to salute our brave security personnel for their sacrifices, selfless service and unwavering devotion to the nation,” Modi wrote on X.

Heading to Bastar to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces.

This is an area where Naxalism once held sway and now, development is flourishing.

I am going to salute our brave security personnel for their sacrifices, selfless service and unwavering devotion to the nation.

दीपावली के पावन अवसर पर बस्तर जा रहा हूं।

कल तक जहां नक्सलियों का कहर था वहां आज विकास की बहार है।

वीर जवानों, उनके बलिदान, त्याग और तपस्या को नमन करने जा रहा हूं।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 8, 2026

PM Modi has made it a ritual to celebrate Diwali with security personnel deployed on the country’s borders.