Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at DDA Ground in Delhi’s Dwarka Sector 10 to attend the Dussehra celebrations. Usually, PM Modi attends the Dussehra festival at Ramlila Maidan or Lal Qila ground but this is the first time he is attending the festival in Dawarka. But this is not the first time, Modi has skipped the Ramlila Maidan Dussehra festivties. In 2016, the prime minister had attended the Dussehra function in Lucknow during his first stint in office.
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#6:40 pm: Watch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shoots from a bow at Dussehra celebrations in Dwarka, Delhi.
#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi shoots from a bow at #Dussehra celebrations in Dwarka,Delhi. pic.twitter.com/xjLPnAeacT
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#06:14 pm: PM Modi: On this Vijaya Dashami, at a time when we mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, I have a request for my fellow citizens. Let us take up a mission this year and work to achieve it. This mission can be, not wasting food, conserving energy, saving water
#06:10 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ram Leela grounds in Dwarka (Delhi): In our country, festivals form part of our values, education and social life. Festivals unite us and mould us. They generate energy, enthusiasm and new dreams.
#05:45 pm: Along with PM Modi, Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari is also present at the DDA ground in Dwarka.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a #Dussehra function at Ram Leela grounds in Dwarka https://t.co/TG9hQSt4pN pic.twitter.com/MhMf1Fd6nx
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#05:35 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for a Dussehra function at Ram Leela grounds in Dwarka sector-10
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for a #Dussehra function at Ram Leela grounds in Dwarka sector-10 pic.twitter.com/ximdWH6OiF
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