‘Atishi to hoist national flag on Independence Day', Delhi minister Gopal Rai tells govt department

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Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on Monday said that chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked education minister Atishi to hoist the national flag on Independence Day.o)..

Rai has also written a letter to the General Administration Department (GAD) saying, I had a meeting with the chief minister today..

Every year, the Delhi government's Independence Day function takes place at Chhatrasal Stadium where chief minister Kejriwal addresses the gathering..

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had also taken a jibe at the jailed chief minister, saying he should resign from his post and make Atishi the Delhi chief minister as according to the rules, only the chief minister is allowed to hoist the tricolour on Independence Day. . Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the letter written by the incarcerated chief minister to the lieutenant governor regarding the flag hoisting on Independence Day proves that the Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders were "anarchists" and would remain "anarchists"..

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