CHANDIGARH, August 15: The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Mr. Shivraj V. Patil, was ‘At Home’ with distinguished citizens of Punjab and Chandigarh on the lush green lawns of Punjab Raj Bhawan.
The invitees from different walks of life started converging on Punjab Raj Bhavan before the start of the ceremony to greet the Governor. The ‘At Home’ function began as the Punjab police band played the National Anthem.
Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal was the first to greet the Punjab Governor. Senior defence, civil and police officers of Punjab and Chandigarh Administration were present at the function. Office bearers of all the political parties greeted the Governor on the occasion.
The Punjab Governor, Mr. Shivraj V. Patil intermingled with the august gathering and exchanged the greetings. He interacted with the freedom fighters, serving and retired army officers on this special day. The Governor said that the nation was proud of the sacrifices made by freedom fighters in the freedom struggle.
Prominent amongst others who were present in At Home function included Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta, The Acting Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta, Mr Justice S.S. Saron, Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Mr.Charanjit Singh Atwal, GOC in C, Deputy Speaker Vidhan Sabha,Chunni Lal Bhagat, Mayor Municipal Corporation UT, Mr. Sh. Harphool Chander Kalyan, Mrs Kiron Kher, Member of Parliament, Leader of opposition, Mr Sunil Jakhar, Gen. Retd. V.P. Malik, Mr. Sarvesh Kausal, Chief Secretary Punjab, Principal Secretary to CM, Mr. K.K. Sharma, Adviser to Administrator, Mr. M.P. Singh, Principal Secretary to Governor, Mr. S.K. Sandhu, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. KJS Cheema, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. Gaggandeep Singh Brar, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. Sumedh Saini, DGP, Punjab, Mr. Anil Kumar, Home Secretary, Mr. Saravjit Singh, Finance Secretary, UT, Mr. R. Upedhya, Inspector General of Police and Mr. Sukhchain Singh SSP, UT, Chandigarh.