New Delhi, 13 January (H.S.): President Droupadi Murmu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Home Minister Amit Shah, and numerous other leaders extended Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu greetings to the nation via social media platform X.

All leaders wished for the people's happiness, prosperity, joy, and renewed energy. They highlighted these festivals as symbols of rich agricultural traditions, gratitude toward nature, and national unity.

President Droupadi Murmu conveyed Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu greetings to Indians worldwide, stating that these festivals symbolize India's rich agricultural heritage and national unity. On this occasion, we express gratitude to nature and honor our farmer benefactors. She wished that these festivals bring happiness and prosperity into everyone's lives.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, May the sweetness of sesame and jaggery, the resonance of drums, and the energy of giddha and bhangra bring happiness, prosperity, and new joys into your lives this Lohri—that is my heartfelt wish.

Home Minister Amit Shah remarked that the Lohri festival, a symbol of enthusiasm, excitement, and new energy, may serve as a medium for everyone's happiness and prosperity.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, May this festival of hope, joy, and celebration bring immense happiness and prosperity into your lives.

Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari stated, May this sacred festival bring happiness, peace, and positive energy to all.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed, May this folk festival infuse new energy and enthusiasm into everyone's lives and further strengthen harmony, prosperity, and well-being in society—that is my prayer.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said, May this sacred festival bring heaps of happiness, joy, and peace into everyone's lives.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, praying that Mother Nature continue to shower her blessings on all, added, May everyone's lives be filled with joy and happiness.

Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, wishing well-being to all countrymen, said, May every home and courtyard overflow with wealth, grains, happiness, and prosperity. May crops flourish in every field, and may the sacred light of Lohri bring new hope, new energy, and boundless joy into your lives—that is my prayer.

Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said, Heartiest greetings filled with energy and good health on the sacred festival of Lohri, brimming with enthusiasm, joy, and prosperity, to all countrymen, especially my brothers and sisters in Punjab.

Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh stated, May the sacred festival of Lohri bring happiness, prosperity, and well-being into your lives.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar