The Punjab government has issued the schedule for Independence Day flag hoisting for August 15. According to an official spokesman of the government, the state level Independence Day function would be held at SAS Nagar (Mohali) where Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal would hoist the National flag. Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, would unfurl the flag at Amritsar where as Mr. Charnjit Singh Atwal, Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha would unfurl the flag at Ludhiana. Mr. Dinesh Singh Deputy Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha would unfurl the national flag at Dharkalan in Pathankot.
It was further said that all the Cabinet Ministers including Mr. Chuni Lal Bhagat at Jalandhar, Mr. Ajit Singh Kohar at kapurthala, Mr Gulzar Singh Ranike at Tarn taran, Mr. Madan Mohan Mittal at Moga, Mr Parminder Singh Dhindsa at Sangrur, S. Sohan Singh Thandal at Hoshiarpur, Mr. Janmeja Singh Sekhon at Bathinda, Mr Surjit Kumar Jiyani at Fazilka, Jathedar Tota Singh at Ferozepur, Mr.Bikram Singh Majithia at Patiala, Mr Anil Joshi at Gurdaspur, Mr Surjit Singh Rakhra at Mansa, Mr Sharnjit Singh Dhillon at Rupnagar and Dr. Daljeet Singh Cheema would hoist the National Flag at Fatehgarh Sahib.
Adding further, he said that Ch. Nand Lal at Balachaur, Sant Balbir Singh Ghunas at Barnala, Mr Des Raj Dhugga at Sri Gobindpur, S. Mantar Singh Brar at Faridkot, Mrs. Mohinder Kaur Josh at SBS Nagar, Mr K. D.Bhandari at Phillaur, Mr Amarpal Singh Ajnala at Ajnala, Mr Gurbachan Singh Babbehali at Pathankot, Mr Virsa Singh Valtoha at Shri Khadoor Sahib, Mr N.K Sharma at Derabassi, F Nasira Khatoon at Malerkotla, Mrs Navjot Kaur Sidhu at Shahkot, Mr Parkash Chand Garg at Sunam, Mr Pawan Kumar Tinnu at Adampur, Mr Sarup Chand Singla at Shri Mukatsar Sahib, Mr Som Parkash at Phagwara, Mr. Darshan Singh Shavalik at Jagraon, Mrs. Seema Kumari at Dasuya, Mr. Gurtej Singh Ghriana at Abohar, Mrs. Sukhjit Kaur Shahi at Bua and Mr Manjit Singh Mianawind would unfurl the flag at Baba Bakala.