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people will find colourful ways to celebrate the festival." She added, "We do not want to politicise the incident (Pulwama terror attack)
But the jawans died despite the government having intelligence inputs about a possible terror strike."She also conveyed her wishes to the
people on Holi.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that he will not celebrate Holi this year due to the terror attack in Pulwama
Mr Singh tweeted, " Happy Holi to everyone
May this festival of colours bring happiness in your lives and strengthen the bond of peace harmony in our society."In 2017 too, Mr Singh
stayed away from Holi celebrations following a Maoist attack in Sukma that claimed the lives of 12 CRPF soldiers.Union Minister VK Singh
also stayed away from this year's celebrations
He tweeted, saying, "My family and I are not celebrating Holi this year owing to the sadness that engulfs us in the aftermath of the Pulwama
Attack and Manohar Parrikar Ji's untimely death
However, I do hope that the year ahead is filled with the colours of joy success for you your family."Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri
wished everyone on the occasion of Holi and tweeted, "May the colours and positivity of Holi give us yet another reason to stay together as
one people celebrate the unity of India
Police Force (CRPF) will also not hold any official event today to celebrate Holi in solidarity with the families of the soldiers who lost
their lives in the February 14 attack, its chief RR Bhatnagar said on Wednesday."No official function will be held in the establishments of
CRPF in solidarity with the martyr families," he told ANI.According to officials, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security
after a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into their bus, which was part of a convoy of the paramilitary force
going to Srinagar from Jammu, on February 14.Get the latest election news, live updates and election schedule for Lok Sabha Elections 2019
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