Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh, Shri Gulab Chand Kataria hosted the normal ‘At House’ reception on the lawns of Punjab Lok Bhavan, Chandigarh, on the event of Independence Day.
The reception was attended by distinguished company from numerous walks of life, together with constitutional authorities, elected representatives, senior officers of the civil and police administration, members of the Armed Forces, academicians, Vice-Chancellors, heads of Boards and Firms, medical doctors, journalists, industrialists and different eminent residents.
The Governor arrived on the venue at 5:00 PM and was accorded a ceremonial welcome by the Police Band. ‘Vande Mataram’ was performed, adopted by the Nationwide Anthem.
Punjab Lok Bhavan was tastefully embellished to mark the nationwide pageant. Governor Shri Gulab Chand Kataria warmly welcomed the company and interacted with them, exchanging greetings and pleasantries on the event.
The distinguished company included Governor of Haryana Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh; Chief Minister of Punjab S. Bhagwant Singh Mann; Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Nayab Singh Saini; Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan; Speaker of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Shri Harvinder Kalyan; Member of Parliament Shri Manish Tewari; and Member of Parliament S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
Among the many senior officers current had been Punjab Chief Secretary Shri Ok. A. P. Sinha; Chief Secretary, UT Chandigarh, Shri H. Rajesh Prasad; Extra Chief Secretary to the Governor, Punjab, Shri Vivek Pratap Singh; and Director Basic of Police, Punjab, Shri Gaurav Yadav.
Senior officers of the Armed Forces, Vice-Chancellors, Chairpersons of assorted Boards and Firms, medical doctors, journalists, industrialists, officers of the civil and police administrations of Punjab and Chandigarh, and different outstanding residents had been additionally current.
The ‘At House’ reception offered a possibility for folks from numerous fields to come back collectively within the spirit of nationwide unity and camaraderie and rejoice the eightieth Independence Day of the nation.
