Jammu, Mar 2 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha and Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today extended their greetings to the people on Holi, the festival of colours.
The Governor described the festival as a part of our composite culture and hoped that the day would be celebrated with traditional gaiety, sobriety and decorum.
In his message, Lt Gen Sinha said: ''Holi provides us an opportunity to break all barriers for sharing our joy, sentiments and good feelings and to spread happiness all around.'' He also expressed the hope that the festival would go a long way in strengthening the bonds of brotherhood, unity and integrity of the country.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister said Jammu and Kashmir is famous for its rich cultural amity and celebrations of festivals in the state are unique for their secular and friendly colour.
''While celebrating festivals everyone of us has to further cement the existing brotherly relations and extend message of love to everyone,'' he added.
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The Governor described the festival as a part of our composite culture and hoped that the day would be celebrated with traditional gaiety, sobriety and decorum.
In his message, Lt Gen Sinha said: ''Holi provides us an opportunity to break all barriers for sharing our joy, sentiments and good feelings and to spread happiness all around.'' He also expressed the hope that the festival would go a long way in strengthening the bonds of brotherhood, unity and integrity of the country.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister said Jammu and Kashmir is famous for its rich cultural amity and celebrations of festivals in the state are unique for their secular and friendly colour.
''While celebrating festivals everyone of us has to further cement the existing brotherly relations and extend message of love to everyone,'' he added.
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