PM Modi Extends Vijaya Dashami Greetings, Pays Tribute to Gandhi as Dussehra and Gandhi Jayanti Coincide

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:20am on 02 Oct 2025,Thursday India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended Vijaya Dashami greetings on Thursday, celebrating the triumph of good over evil and righteousness over falsehood. He visited Raj Ghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti, accompanied by Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, and honored former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat. Dussehra and Gandhi Jayanti coincided this year. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh celebrated Dussehra with troops in Bhuj, Gujarat, calling on soldiers to embrace new technologies and prioritize training. Singh addressed soldiers at a traditional 'Barakhana,' emphasizing that wars require discipline, morale, and constant readiness, describing Bhuj as a "saga of courage" recalling 1971, 1999, and 2001 resilience.

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