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Firing by Pakistan may play spoilsport on Deepawali 10/23/2016 10:30:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 23: As the Festival of Lights approaches, there is no respite from cross border firing and shelling by Pakistan in the forward villages along International Border and the Line of Control. Border dwellers are keeping their fingers crossed as they do not want to be out of their homes like in 2015 when they celebrate Deepawali on 30th October. It may not be festivity time for residents in Jammu, Samba and Kathua sectors. "Last year we celebrated the Deepawali festival in camps. '' Pakistan may play spoilsport again by firing heavily in forward villages,'' Santokh Kumar, 62, a villager from Hiranagar Sector, told . He asserted that no doubt the district administration made elaborate arrangements to celebrate the festival in the temporary camps established at safer locations but the festive mood cannot be the same as at home. ''Last year we were provided candles, sweets were distributed, children celebrated with crackers but enthusiasm was very low. ''It was not like the way we celebrate the festival in our homes by offering prayers and extending greetings to each other,'' he said. ''We celebrated Karva Chauth and the Festival of Lights last year in camps,'' Vidya Devi of village Bobiya said. She said that women as per tradition assembled in the ground of a school where the camp was set up to celebrate 'karva chauth' but with moist eyes. ''We are praying to God that 2015 is not repeated this year. We want to celebrate Deepawali in our homes with love, affection and traditional fervour,'' Angrez Chand, a teacher asserted. He accused Pakistan of spoiling the festivities along the borders. Tensions betweem India and Pakistan spiked after 18 soldiers were martyred on September 18 in Uri followed by cross-LoC surgical strikes on terrorist launching pads by the Indian Army . On October 21, retaliatory firing by the Border Security Force killed seven Pakistani Rangers.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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