Chandigarh, October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated with solemnity and traditional fervor at Haryana Lok Bhavan, here today. On this occasion, Haryana Governor Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh, accompanied by First Lady of Haryana, Smt. Mitra Ghosh, paid floral tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Sh Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries, observed on October 2.
On the occasion, an all-religion prayer meeting was organised at Lok Bhavan, during which Ram Dhun was recited and devotional hymns associated with Mahatma Gandhi were rendered. Religious preachers representing Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Sikh faiths participated in the prayer meeting and, through their discourses and hymns, highlighted the values of peace, communal harmony, unity and integrity of the nation.
The gathering paid tribute to the ideals and principles of Mahatma Gandhi and Sh Lal Bahadur Shastri and recalled their enduring contributions to the nation.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were Director General of Police, Sh Ajay Singhal; Additional Chief Secretary, Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department, Smt. G. Anupama; Commissioner and Secretary, Finance Department, Sh C.G. Rajini Kaanthan; Commissioner and Secretary, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Sh K.M. Pandurang; Secretary to Governor, Sh Vijaykumar Bhavikatti; ADC to Governor, Sh Dheeraj Kumar Setia; and Chairman, Haryana Police Complaint Authority, Dr. R.C. Mishra.
