Assam Guv, CM greet people on Rongali Bihu

Guwahati:Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal greeted the people of the state on Rongali Bihu and the Assamese New Year.

Conveying his warm greetings on the joyous occasion of Rongali Bihu, Governor Purohit said, “Let this Bihu, which also marks the advent of Assamese New Year be a harbinger of a new dawn of warm and harmonious relationship, peace, prosperity and progress in the state”.

In a message the Governor expressed hope that the celebrations of Rongali Bihu would reinforce love and goodwill among the people and strengthen the bond of unity, and bonhomie among them.

“Let this Rongali Bihu and the Assamese New Year be an opportunity for the people of Assam to take a pledge for a Swachh, Samriddhi and Shashakt Bharat”, he added.

Chief Minister Sonowal in another message also extended his Rongali Bihu greetings to the people of the state and wished that the festival would bring lasting peace and prosperity to the state, and strengthen mutual bonding among the people.

The CM hoped that Rongali Bihu will bring happiness and merriment to the lives of people and inspire them to commit themselves to the cause of the state with renewed vigour to establish Assam as one of the best states in the country.

Saying that the celebrations of Rongali Bihu would bring the people of Brahmaputra and Barak valleys, plains and hills closer, Sonowal expressed optimism that this festival symbolising Assamese cultural identity would strengthen the age old friendship and camaraderie among the people cutting across ethnicity, caste, creed and religion in Assam. (PTI)