Raksha Bandhan: Leaders cutting across party lines celebrate festival

Raksha Bandhan: Leaders cutting across party lines celebrate festival

FP Staff August 8, 2017, 15:19:39 IST

Rakshabandhan was celebrated with great fanfare throughout India on Monday, with brothers and sister rejoicing the special day together

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Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with great fanfare throughout India on Monday, with brothers and sister rejoicing the special day together. PTI

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Members of Gujarat’s Koli community met and greeted President Ramnath Kovind and his wife on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Monday. PTI

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A delegation of 116 women and 27 men, representing the Koli Samaj, tied the traditional rakhi on the hands of the president. PTI

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal celebrated the festival with school girls and a group of Brahma Kumaris who tied rakhis on his wrist. PTI

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In Delhi, a group of Tibetan women tied rakhi to Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his residence. In a tweet, the home minister also greeted the country on the occasion of Raksha Bandan. PTI

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Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, on Monday went to the Raj Bhavan to tie a Rakhi on Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi’s wrist. PTI

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