Punjab Newsline, Shimla, March 15-
A 'Holi Milan' programme was organized at Raj Bhavan on the auspicious occasion of Holi festival. Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and Lady Governor Janaki Shukla extended greetings to the people of Himachal Pradesh. They applied Holi 'Tilak' and celebrated the festival with a large number of dignitaries present in the Raj Bhawan.
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, accompanied by his wife Kamlesh Thakur, Speaker of the HP Vidhan Sabha Kuldeep Pathania visited Raj Bhavan to extend Holi greetings to the Governor.
HPCC President Pratibha Singh, cabinet ministers Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil and Vikramaditya Singh also joined the celebrations. LoP Jai Ram Thakur along-with his wife Dr. Sadhna Thakur and other BJP legislators and party office bearers also extended Holi wishes to the Governor. Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, DGP Dr. Atul Verma and other officials were also present on the occasion.
On the sideline of the function, the Governor emphasized that Holi was a festival of enthusiasm and unity, where people come together to celebrate by forgetting all differences. "Without even looking at faces, people immerse each other in colours, symbolizing the unity and vibrancy of our country and Himachal Pradesh," he said.