Shimla: A special programme was organised at Lok Bhavan, Shimla, to mark the foundation days of various States and Union Territories. Secretary to the Governor, Sandeep Bhardwaj, attended the programme as the Chief Guest and interacted with people from different parts of the country residing in Himachal Pradesh. Participants represented Delhi, Jharkhand, Punjab, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Ladakh and Chandigarh.
Bhardwaj said that the programme had been organised on the directions of the Governor, in keeping with the initiative of celebrating the foundation days of different States and Union Territories at Lok Bhavan. He said the initiative aimed to strengthen the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ by bringing people from diverse regions together and providing them an opportunity to celebrate their distinctive cultural heritage, languages, traditions and lifestyles. He said that such interactions promote mutual understanding, harmony and the spirit of unity in diversity among different communities living in Himachal Pradesh.
