Solanki to hoist flag in Panchkula on Aug 15

Haryana Government has decided that  Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki will unfurl the National Flag on Independence Day, August 15 at Panchkula while Chief Minister Manohar lal would hoist the National Flag at Kurukshetra. The ‘At Home’ will be organised the same evening at Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh, said an official spokesperson.

 He said that the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Speaker, Kanwar Pal will unfurl the National Flag on Independence Day at Panipat.  As per the details, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma will unfurl the National Flag on Independence Day at Faridabad, Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu at Ambala, Agriculture Minister Om Parkash Dhankar at Bhiwani, Health Minister Anil Vij at Yamunanagar, Public Works Minister Narbir Singh at Mewat (Nuh), Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Kavita Jain at Rohtak, Transport Minister Krishan lal Panwar at Gurgaon. Similarly, Minister of State for Cooperation Bikram Singh Yadav will unfurl the National Flag at Mahendegarh (Narnaul), Minister of State for Public Health Engineering (Independent Charge) Ghan Shyam Saraf at Rewari, Minister of State for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Krishan Kumar at Jind, Minister of State for Food and Supplies Karan Dev Kamboj at Kaithal, Minister of State for Mines and Geology, Nayab Singh at Karnal.

The spokesman said that if any Minister or Chief Parliamentary Secretary could not attend the function due to personal reasons, the concerned Deputy Commissioner of the area would unfurl the National Flag. Also, in the remaining districts, the concerned Deputy Commissioner would unfurl the National Flag. The concerned Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) and Tehsildars would unfurl the National Flag at Sub Division and Tehsil headquarters, he added.