Away from home, BSF men enjoy Holi

Jaisalmer: Regardless of the tension in the relations of India and Pakistan, the jawans of Border Security Force (BSF) were seen soaked in the Holi celebrations here at Indo-Pak border on Thursday. The BSF headquarters had sent colours and sweets for the BSF jawans keeping in view that they hail from different parts of the country and away from their families.Besides, a feast was also organized for the jawans.
According to sources, BSF officials kept their celebrated ranks aside and drenched themselves in the Holi revelry. The officials applied gulal on the faces of jawans. Head constable Sami, who hails from West Bengal, said that he enjoyed playing Holi at the Indo-Pak border.
"Holi is celebrated at a grand scale at my village in Haryana, but here I had much more fun than the village," said jawan Jagdish Singh.
Sources informed that Rajasthan Frontier IG BR Meghwal also wished all the BSF jawans on the occasion.
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Jaisalmer, Vimal Bhatia
Jawans of BSF deployed at the border adjoining pakistan were seen enjoying the holi festival. jawans from various states were enjoying this festival and were dancing. there was no tension on their faces and there was only enjoyment. the border of the indo pak adjoining jaisalmer was seen coloured with colours. bsf jawans were seen playing and enjoying this festival of colours these jawans sitting hundreds of kilometres away from their families guarding the borders of the country do not feel along therefore headquarter has sent colours and sweets along with has organised feast for them. The indo pak border adjoining jaisalmer was seen drenched with colours, as bsf jawans played holi. they danced to DJ tunes and even seen teasing with bhabhhis (jawans dressed in females) and were enjoying it. bsf officer too enjoyed
BSF officers too keeping their ranks were playing holi. Head constable Sami from west bengal said that he is enjoying the festival. haryana resident jagdish singh said that holi celebrated on grand scale at haryana,but here it is more enjoying than in the village. the headquarters have sent sweets and colours. KR Reddy from orrisa said that the festival of holi is symbol of brotherhood and all friends from india are celebrating holi here. we are guarding the borders and also playing holi. here the enjoyment is more than villages.
BSF Raj frontier DIG Ravi Gandhi said Rajasthan Frontier IG BR Meghwal congratulates all officers & jawans & give best wishes to families also on ocassion of holi. He said that bsf jawans sitting hundreds of kms away from their families should not feel alone on the festival of holi therefore BSf HQ had made special arrangements for them. colours, sweets were sent from HQ and officers too rached border outposts and played holi with jawans. The indo pak border adjoining jaisalmer was seen drenched with colours, as bsf jawans played holi. they danced to DJ tunes and even seen teasing with bhabhhis (jawans dressed in females) and were enjoying it. bsf officer too enjoyed playing holi with jawans.