Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh Mark Independence Day with Security and Ceremonies

  Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh Mark Independence Day with Security and Ceremonies

15 August, PTI -

Punjab, Haryana, and their shared capital, Chandigarh, commemorated Independence Day under stringent security measures.

Flag hoisting ceremonies were conducted across district headquarters and other locations. In Chandigarh, Punjab Governor and Union Territory Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria raised the national flag, while Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya did the same in Yamunanagar. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann unfurled the tricolour in Jalandhar, and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini performed the flag hoisting in Kurukshetra.

 

At Jalandhar's Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Chief Minister Mann inspected the parade and reviewed the march past. In his speech marking the 78th Independence Day, Mann paid tribute to martyrs, including the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. He highlighted his government's efforts to enhance canal water usage for irrigation, establish Schools of Eminence, increase the number of mohalla clinics offering free medical care, and provide over 44,000 government jobs.

 

Mann also reported the arrest of 14,381 individuals involved in drug trafficking and the registration of 10,394 drug-related cases over the past two and a half years. He announced plans to create 10,000 new positions within the police department.

 

Meanwhile, in Kurukshetra, Chief Minister Saini honored the contributions of freedom fighters to India’s Independence.