Chief Minister to unfurl tricolour at Raipur today

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will be unfurling the national flag in a State-level programme scheduled at Police Ground of Raipur on the occasion of Independence Day (August 15).

As the State mourning for seven days have been declared after demise of Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Das Tandon, no cultural programmes and felicitation, award ceremony would be organised.

Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal will hoist tricolor at Balodabazar-Bhatapara district headquarters while Union State Minister (Steel and Mining Ministry) Vishnudev Sai at Raigarh district headquarters.

General Administration Department Secretary Ms. Reeta Shandilya in a statement issued said that as per the State Government's decision, Panchayat and Health Minister Ajay Chandrakar will be unfurling tricolor at District-level Programme of Dhamtari, Commercial Tax and Urban Development Minister Amar Agrawal in Bilaspur, Social Welfare and Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Ramsheela Sahu in Mahasamund, Scheduled Caste, Tribe and Education Minister Kedar Kashyap in Bastar (Jagdalpur), Revenue and Higher Education Minister Premprakash Pandey in Durg, Food Minister Punnulal Mohile in Mungeli, PWD Minister Rajesh Munat in Rajnandgaon District Headquarters, Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra in Sarguja District Headquarters, Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal in Balod, Cooperatives Minister Dayaldas Baghel in Bemetara, Labour Minister Bhaiyalal Rajwade in Koriya, Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda in Bijapur District Headquarters, Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha Badridhar Diwan in Janjgir-Champa district, Parliamentary Secretary Mrs. Roopkumari Choudhary in Kondagaon district, Parliamentary Secretary Labhchand Bafna in Sukma, Parliamentary Secretary Lakhan Dewangan in Korba, Parliamentary Secretary Motiram Chandravanshi in Kabeerdham, Parliamentary Secretary Govardhan Manjhi in Gariaband, Parliamentary Secretary Shivshankar Paikra in Balrampur, Parliamentary Secretary Mrs. Suneeti Rathiya in Kanker (North Bastar), Parliamentary Secretary Tokhan Sahu in Surajpur, Parliamentary Secretary Ambesh Jangade in Dantewada, Parliamentary Secretary Raju Singh Kshatri in Narayanpur and Parliamentary Secretary Mrs. Champa Devi will be unfurling tricolor in the district-level I-day programme in Jashpur.