Full dress rehearsal of 75th I-Day event held

Ludhiana: Deputy commissioner (DC) Varinder Kumar Sharma and commissioner of police (CP) Rakesh Agrawal on Friday participated in the full dress rehearsal of the 75th Independence Day celebrations in Guru Nanak Stadium.

Both DC and CP gave necessary directions to the forces and the officers for fool-proof preparations of the event in which food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu would hoist the national flag on August 15.

“The preparations for the event are in full swing and every effort will be made to make sure that the day was celebrated with patriotic fervour. Officers have been assigned duties,” said the DC. This year the event will be a low-key affair due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said the CP. “According to the government's guidelines, this time gathering will be limited and the function will be kept simple,” added the CP.

Durinf the occasion, joint commissioner of police J Elanchezhian, Deepak Pareek, DCP Ashwani Kapoor, additional deputy commissioner (general) Rahul Chaba, assistant commissioner (UT) Harjinder Bedi, sub-divisional magistrate Vaneet Kumar and assistant commissioner Parleen Kaur Kaleka were present.