Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday nominated Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) chief and state Residence Minister Kailash Gahlot to hoist the nationwide flag in the course of the state’s Independence Day operate, officers stated.
“The Lieutenant Governor is happy to appoint GNCTD Minister (Residence) Kailash Gahlot to hoist the nationwide flag in the course of the state-level Independence Day celebrations at Chhatrasaal Stadium. Crucial preparations may be made accordingly,” LG Secretary Ashish Kundra stated in a written letter to the federal government.
The choice to shun a number of senior Delhi authorities leaders, together with Atishi, is anticipated to set off yet one more spherical of clashes between the AAP and LG secretariats.
Earlier within the day, the Delhi authorities’s Normal Administration Division (GAD) refused to adjust to its minister Gopal Rai’s directive to rearrange for Training Minister Atishi to hoist the nationwide flag within the metropolis on Independence Day.
