Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Monday called on President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi and invited him to the International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav to be organised in the State later this year.
This was the Chief Minister’s first meeting with Ram Nath Kovind after he assumed office on July 25. Manohar lal had attended the oath-taking ceremony at New Delhi.
Manohar lal, while interacting with the mediapersons after he met Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan, said that he was quite hopeful that the President would accept the invitation.
He said that International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav is organised in Kurukshetra in November end or in the beginning of December and the President has been invited to the event this year.
At today’s meeting with the President, he shared information on various topics concerning Haryana, said Manohar lal.
On being asked about the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Haryana, the Chief Minister said that Haryana is completing its 50 years of statehood on November 1, 2017 which will also coincide with successful completion of three years of the present State Government.
The BJP led Haryana Government has decided to invite Prime Minister at its proposed mega rally to be organised in October or November to celebrate completion of its three years tenure in the State.
The Chief Minister said that these events would have a special significance in case the Prime Minister or the President visited Haryana.
In reply to a question regarding Gau Raksha (cow protection), Manohar lal said that a meeting has been convened in this regard on Tuesday in which decisions would be taken to streamline the arrangements related to Gau Raksha.