Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people of Odisha on Nuakhai, an agricultural festival, observed mainly in western Odisha.
“Nuakhai Juhar. Greetings to the people of Odisha on this special festival. May this festival bring more prosperity in the lives of farmers,” Modi tweeted.Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also greeted people on the occasion.
He took to micro-blogging site Twitter to convey his greetings, “May this divine festival celebrating hard work of our farmer community usher in progress & prosperity NuakhaiJuhar.”
Besides, several other leaders and prominent people conveyed their wishes on this occasion. Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan, leader of Opposition in the State Assembly and senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra, BJP leaders KV Singh Deo and Dilip Ray, BJD leader Kalikesh Singh Deo, KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta and industrialist Naveen Jindal greeted people on Nuakhai.