15.08.2024 : 78th Independence Day celebration at Raj Bhavan.

SKM/GOV/PR/2024/204

On the momentous occasion of the 78th Independence Day, Raj Bhavan witnessed a formal ceremony marked by patriotism and national pride at New Raj Bhavan complex.

The Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim, Shri Om Prakash Mathur, paid floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, and unfurled the national flag at the New Raj Bhavan complex. This was followed by a ceremonial salute from the 13th Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the playing of the National Anthem.

The Hon’ble Governor extended Independence Day greetings to everyone present. The function concluded with the distribution of sweets by the Hon’ble Governor to officers, staff and attendees.

The brief function was attended by Secretary Shri Jigmee Dorjee Bhutia, Additional Secretary Shri Khemraj Bhattarai, officers, officials, and family members of Raj Bhavan employees.