Prime Minister Narendra Modi is travelling to Bastar in Chhattisgarh to celebrate Diwali with security personnel, the Prime Minister's Office said on 8 November.
Modi said he was going to Bastar "to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces" and to pay tribute to their sacrifices, selfless service and "unwavering devotion to the nation". He announced the visit in a post on X, in English and Hindi.
What the Prime Minister said
The Prime Minister pointed to the change in the region. "This is an area where Naxalism once held sway and now, development is flourishing," he wrote.
The release describes Bastar as a place "once affected by Naxalism" that is now seeing development "flourishing". It does not give figures, projects or security data to back that description, and it does not list any other engagements in Bastar.
What we don't know yet
The release does not say where in Bastar the Prime Minister will spend the festival, which units or forces he will meet, or what the programme will be. It also does not give a time for his arrival.
Bharat Darshan Times will report the visit once the Prime Minister's Office issues details of the programme.
Source: official release by the Prime Minister's Office, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (08 NOV 2026 10:22AM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Prime Minister to celebrate Diwali with security personnel in Bastar.
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VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2334073) issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 08 NOV 2026 10:22AM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Prime Minister to celebrate Diwali with security personnel in Bastar — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
