77th Republic Day Celebrations Across Punjab

Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan unfurled National flag at Sangrur & Deputy Speaker Jai Krishan Singh Rouri at Barnala

Punjab Cabinet Ministers unfurled National Tricolour at various district level functions

People sensitized about welfare centric decisions taken by State Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann

Chandigarh, January 26: The 77th Republic Day was celebrated with full pomp and enthusiasm in the state of Punjab today. On this occasion, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha and the Cabinet Ministers of the Punjab Ministry performed the ceremony of unfurled the National Tricolour at various district levels. They addressed the people, inspected the parade and took salute from the March Past. 

Addressing huge gatherings on this occasion, the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Cabinet Ministers said that the State Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has taken many pro people and Welfare centric decisions. The Punjab Government is following the path shown by Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and is continuously working for the welfare of the people and the betterment of Punjab.

In their speeches, they said that Punjab is the first state in the country to implement the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana (Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme), which is providing health insurance of Rs. 10 lakh to every citizen of the state. Apart from this, free electricity, free bus service for women, war on drugs, war on gangsters, etc. were specially mentioned in their speeches.

On the occasion of Republic Day, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan unfurled the flag at Sangrur while Deputy Speaker Jai Krishan Singh Rouri unfurled the flag at Barnala.

Among the cabinet ministers, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema unfurled the National Tricolour at Bathinda, New and Renewable Energy Resources Minister Aman Arora at Pathankot, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur at Ferozepur, Local Government Minister Sanjeev Arora at Faridkot and Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh hoisted the national flag at Shaheed Bhagat Singh. 

Similarly, Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian unfurled the National Tricolour at Amritsar, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak at Malerkotla, Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar at Sri Muktsar Sahib, Education and Information and Public Relations Minister Harjot Singh Bains at Patiala and Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO at Ludhiana and took the salute from the March Past and inspected the parade. 

Similarly, Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal unfurled the National Tricolour at Jalandhar, Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond at Rupnagar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr.  Ravjot Singh hoisted the national flag in Mansa, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian in Tarn Taran and Defence Services Welfare Minister Mohinder Bhagat in SAS Nagar.