PRIME MINISTER GREETS PEOPLE ON DEEPAWALI

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The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Deepawali.

In his message, the Prime Minister said that the festival of lights gives us inspiration to fight against all odds and move forward on the path of progress and prosperity. Let Deepawali kindle in our hearts the feeling of love, compassion and hard work, so that we may achieve the goal of making India a strong, united and developed Nation by 2020, Shri Vajpayee added.