Bansi Lal's birth anniversary to be celebrated statewide
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (UNI) Former Chief Minister and Architect of modern Haryana Bansi Lal's birth anniversary would be celebrated on August 26 all over the state.
Stating this, Minister of State for Forest and Tourism Kiran Choudhry said a plantation drive would be launched to mark the occasion.
She said keeping in view the sentiments and emotions of the well wishers of the state, the decision to celeberate the birth annivarsary of Mr Bansi Lal at a big level was taken as he a man of great strature and had contributed a lot of development of the state.
She said the birthday celebration could not be confined only to Bhiwani district.
With a view to paying great respect to Mr Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had sanctioned a Women's College at Tosham whose foundation stone had already been laid.
Besides, the Haryana government had also decided to name a cricket stadium at Lahli in district Rohtak and a Civil Hospital at Bhiwani after Mr Bansi Lal, she added.
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