Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign by hoisting the National Flag on the Gorakhnath temple premises in Gorakhpur. Mr. Adityanath, who took a selfie with the national flag, appealed to the people to join the campaign initiated on the eve of 77th Independence Day. The Chief Minister is also the mahant (head priest) of the Gorakhnath Temple.
The Uttar Pradesh government plans to hoist the Tricolour on residential and non-residential buildings, government and non-governmental offices, institutions, like the previous year when 45 million Tricolours were hoisted across the State. Mr. Adityanath also changed the profile picture of all his social media accounts and uploaded the picture of the Tricolour on the online platforms. Basic and secondary schools of the State were opened on Sunday for the implementation of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programmes with special arrangements being made for mid-day meal for the students.
