Sud unfurls flag, but forgets to salute

Sud unfurls flag, but forgets to salute
Rajay Deep
Tribune News Service

Bathinda, August 15
The celebrations of the Independence Day here remained the talk of the town for one or the other wrong reason.
The chief guest on the occasion, Cabinet Minister Tikshan Sud, forgot to salute the Tricolour after unfurling it.
Interestingly, the minister’s tongue slipped while mentioning the name of freedom fighter Sohan Singh Bhakna as Mohan Singh Bhakna.
Recounting achievements of the SAD-BJP government, Sud flayed the previous Congress regime for all reasons, which hurt the audience.
Some senior citizens, attending the celebrations, accused the minister of ‘misusing’ the I-Day platform as of a political party’s stage.
The district administration made the minister to distribute 10 tricycles among physically challenged people, which irked other disabled persons, who were also waiting for government aid. They alleged that the administration was ignoring them.
Irked over this, the agitated physically challenged persons staged a dharna in the front of the minister.
Later, person in charge of the Bathinda Assembly constituency of the SAD (B), Sarup Chand Singla announced to distribute tricycles among all of them from the account of a charitable trust.
Despite presence of policemen, indiscipline among visitors was visible on the stadium. Talking about the issue, an Inspector accused his subordinates for the situation.
It was an embarrassing situation for DC Rahul Tewari when supporters of the chief guest elbowed him out to make way for the chief guest.
A metal detector installed at the VIP entrance of the stadium was also defunct.