New Delhi Aug 5 - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday celebrated Raksha Bandhan, a festival that marks the bond of love between siblings, with a group of mentally challenged, and hearing and speech impaired children here Wednesday.

'The feeling of brotherly love and affection should flourish all around, especially among children,' the speaker said while celebrating the festival with children from the Aastha Special School in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, at her official residence here.

On the occasion, a sister usually ties a rakhi (thread) on her brother's wrist and in turn he gives her gifts and vows to protect her.

But it was Meira Kumar to whom a mentally challenged child tied rakhi Wednesday.

The speaker later distributed gifts among the special children.