VP will be chief guest at Closing Ceremony of Haryana Swarna Jayanti

 CHANDIGARH, OCT 30

All is set for a grand closing ceremony of the yearlong golden jubilee celebrations of Haryana state at Mahabir Stadium in Hisar on Tuesday. The stadium witnessed hectic activity on Monday as workers raced against time to complete the infrastructure works and the hundreds of participants presented a full dress rehearsal of the various events planned for the day. Chief Minister Manohar Lal himself reviewed the arrangements in the evening.
          The stadium is expected to be packed to capacity. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, the chief guest at the closing ceremony, accompanied by Haryana Governor Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki and the Chief Minister, will join the people in enjoying the the activities, which include dance performances, march by brass bands, a drill by women guards of the Border Security Force (BSF), bike stunts, a parade by traditional Haryanvi musicians, and a dance medley by college and university students.
          The high point of the programme would be a grand finale by Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam, a Haryana native, who will present a bouquet of his choicest songs.
          Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, another Haryana native, who was at the venue on Monday, will be the master of ceremonies during the programme.
          Since the day will coincide with National Ekta Diwas, which commemorates the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an ekta pledge will be taken by the gathering.
          Among other items on the agenda are dance acts on the theme “Vande Mataram” and “Mera Haryana”, a film on the yearlong golden jubilee celebrations, armed police and police march past and a talk by media baron Subhash Chandra. 
           The yearlong celebrations witnessed a flurry of impressive grassroots level activities, touching the lives of the common man across the length and breadth of the state, in every conceivable field, including art and culture, music, dance, literature, entertainment, agriculture, science, industry, sports, governance, etc. 
          Beginning with a power-packed opening ceremony at Gurugram on  November 1, 2016, which was graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the next 12 months witnessed events, the scale and size of which were never witnessed before in the state. Enthusiastic participation by the masses marked all the events. 
          These events included a National Youth Festival, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kabbadi Championship, Bharat Kesari Dangal, Saang Utsav, Raagni Utsav, Natya Kala Utsav, Kahaniyon Ka Bal Rangmanch, Mushairas, Haryana Sahitya Sangam, Haryana MSME Sammelan, Haryana Parvasi Divas, etc.
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