MP govt cancels public functions to mark Independence Day this year

Madhya Pradesh govt will not be organizing traditional functions to mark Independence Day this year said state home minister Narottam Mishra. Instead only an official flag hoisting programme will be held in the state capital which will be attended by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other members of the Cabinet. Every year, various programmes are held to mark the Independence Day across districts in the presence of public representatives and ministers. The state of Madhya Pradesh has had 24,095 covid-19 cases so far with 785 of them coming in the last 24 hours.