Bhopal, March 4 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday called for peace on the occasion of Holi celebration.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, while celebrating Holi at his residence in Bhopal, emphasised that the festival teaches us to enjoy life and not make war.

"The festival of Holi teaches us that the world should forget grievances. May the bombs raining down from the sky end, and may colours rain down from the sky. Colours signify love, joy, unity and harmony. Everyone should get drenched in the colours of joy and not in the stench of gunpowder," he said.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's comments come amid the escalation of tensions in West Asia after the US and Israel killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. I...