An ‘Open House’ was held at Raj Bhavan on the occasion of Diwali in the city.
On the occasion, the doors of Raj Bhavan were kept open for the general public who wanted to extend Diwali greetings to Governor Balramji Dass Tandon and first lady Brijpal Tandon. A large number of senior Government officials also reached Raj Bhavan to greet the Governor and first lady on Diwali.
The Governor while accepting the greetings from the general public and the officials wished the citizens of the State a bright and prosperous future. The Governor, on the occasion said that the day is not far off when Chhattisgarh will be free of Naxal menace and become a developed State. The Centre is rendering all possible help to eradicate Naxalism, he stated.
Those who greeted the Governor on the occasion were — Raipur ( North) MlA Srichand Sundrani, Mayor of Raipur Municipal Corporation Kiranmayi Nayak, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Additional Chief Secretary Ajay Singh, Director General of Police AN Upadhyay, State Chief Election Officer PC Dalai, Chhattisgarh Sahitya Academy Working President Prof. Ramendranath Misra, Vice-Chancellors of universities SK Pande , Dr GBGupta, Dr SK Patil, Principal Secretary to Governor Sunil Kujur, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department and Public Relations Amitabh Jain, Principal Secretary, KDP Rao, Secretary, Higher Education Bl Agrawal, Prajapati Brahmakumaris Ishwari University Ms Kamala and Savita Bahen, Utkal Gaada Samaaj members, Chhattisgarh Cultural Sanstha President Tapesh Jain, Folk Artiste Urvashi Sahu, Mantralaya Employees Union President Keertivardhan Upadhyaya, Sculptor Manoj Kumar Gangrel besides others.