PM Modi shared a reel from the celebrations on his Instagram account, captioning it, “Hi5, smiles and more during today’s Raksha Bandhan celebrations at 7, LKM.” The video showed him interacting warmly with schoolchildren and exchanging greetings with them during the festival celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia from the PMNRF for the next of kin of those killed in the Lakhisarai stampede and Birbhum hotel fire, with Rs 50,000 announced for those injured in both incidents