Government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged people to celebrate the girl child this Diwali while inaugurating a Dussehra function at Delhi's Dwarka. "Lakshmi in our house. In Mann ki Baat, I had said Lakshmi is in house, our area... our daughters are manifestations of Lakshmi," the Prime Minister said in his address. "On this Diwali, all daughters should be worshipped and respected... Continuing with spirit of Navratra, let us work towards furthering empowerment and dignity of women," added the Prime Minister, who has adopted "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save the girl child, educate her) as one of the key programmes of his government.