Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra government’s General Administration Department on Wednesday issued the official list of Ministers, Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Ministers, and dignitaries designated to lead the flag-hoisting ceremonies across 36 districts for the 80th Independence Day on August 15.
Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma will conduct the principal ceremonial flag hoisting in Pune.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will perform the official flag hoisting at the state administrative headquarters, Mantralaya in Mumbai, Thane: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Beed: Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, Nagpur: Chandrashekhar Prabhavati Krishnarao Bawankule, Ahilyanagar: Radhakrishna Sindhutai Eknathrao Vikhe-Patil, Nandurbar: Hasan Samina Mialal Mushrif, Sangli: Chandrakantdada Saraswati Bachchu Patil, Nashik: Girish Gita Dattatray Mahajan, Palghar: Ganesh Subhadra Ramchandra Naik, Jalgaon: Gulabrao Revabai Raghunath Patil, Amravati: Dadaji Reshmabai Dagdu Bhuse, Yavatmal: Sanjay Pramila Dulichand Rathod, Ratnagiri: Uday Swarupa Ravindra Samant, Dhule: Jayakumar Nayankuvor Jitendrasinh Rawal, Jalna: Pankaja Pragya Gopinath Munde, Nanded: Atul Lilavati Moreshwar Save, Chandrapur: Dr Ashok Janabai Ramaji Uike, Satara: Shambhuraj Vijayadevi Shivajirao Desai, Mumbai Suburban: Ashish Minal Babaji Shelar, Washim: Dattatray Girijabai Vithoba Bharane, Latur: Shivendrasinh Arunaraje Abhaysinharaje Bhosale, Solapur: Jaykumar Kamal Bhagwanrao Gore, Hingoli: Narhari Savitribai Sitaram Zirwal, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Sanjay Shakuntala Pandurang Shirsat, Dharashiv: Pratap Indirabai Baburao Sarnaik, Raigad: Bharat Shivaji Vithabai Maruti Gogawale, Buldhana: Makarand Suman Laxmanrao Jadhav (Patil), Sindhudurg: Nitesh Neelam Narayan Rane, Akola: Akash Sunita Pandurang Fundkar, Kolhapur: Prakash Sushila Anandrao Abitkar, Gadchiroli: Ashish Umadevi Nandkishor Jaiswal, Bhandara: Madhuri Mira Satish Misal, Wardha: Dr Pankaj Kanchan Rajesh Bhoyar, Parbhani: Meghana Deepak Sakore-Bordikar and Gondia: Indranil Anita Manohar Naik.
Incidentally, veteran Nationalist Congress Party leader and Food and Civil Supply Minister Chhagan Bhujbal does not figure in the list.
At the Konkan Divisional Commissioner’s Office, Aditi Varda and Sunil Tatkare will perform the flag hoisting.
According to the circular, if a Guardian Minister or Cabinet Minister is unable to attend due to unavoidable circumstances, the Divisional Commissioner will lead the ceremony at divisional headquarters, while the District Collector will hoist the flag at district headquarters.
The allocation of flag-hoisting duties in Raigad comes amid an ongoing impasse within the MahaYuti alliance over the district’s guardian minister post.
While Aditi Tatkare (NCP) currently holds the Guardian Minister portfolio, Bharat Gogawale (Shiv Sena) has actively sought the position.
The assignment of Gogawale to lead the district’s Independence Day flag hoisting led to speculation regarding a shift in the local portfolio.
However, officials note that the list pertains strictly to the August 15 ceremonial arrangements, and no formal decision or notification regarding changes to the Guardian Minister post has been issued.
–IANS
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