Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann will hoist the national flag on Independence Day at a state-level function to be held in Faridkot.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the CM's office said that Bhagwant Singh Mann had also deputed his cabinet colleagues to preside over the Independence Day celebrations at various district headquarters.

Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan will hoist the national flag at Ferozepur, deputy speaker Jai Kishan Rouri at Fazilka, finance minister Harpal Cheema at Rupnagar, new and renewable energy minister Aman Arora at Ludhiana, social justice minister Dr Baljit Kaur at SBS Nagar, industry minister Sanjeev Arora at Sangrur, health minister Dr Balbir Singh at Amritsar, housi...