Bhatnagar in Srinagar; DDC chairpersons at District HQs
Jammu Tawi, Jan 09: Jammu & Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor
Manoj Sinha will preside over and take salute on the main
Republic Day function at Jammu on January 26.
In a communiqué of the General Administration Department has
informed the divisional commissioners of both Kashmir and
Jammu divisions that Lieutenant Governor shall preside over the
function and take salute on the main Republic Day function at the
M.A. Stadium, Jammu.
As per the programme, LG's advisor Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar will
take salute at main function in summer capital Srinagar.
The GAD communique states that chairpersons of district
development councils will preside over the functions and take
salute at respective district headquarters.
The letter further states that block development council
chairpersons and presidents of municipal council and committees
shall preside over the function(s) and take salute at respective
block headquarters and municipal headquarters.
“In case block headquarters and municipal headquarters are the
same, two separate functions shall be organized,” the letter
states.
The government has said that the sub-divisional
magistrate/tehsildar/senior-most civil officer will take the salute at
the respective sub-division/tehsil in case BDC
chairperson/president council/committee is not available.
