Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday announced that all state government offices and courts in Bhubaneswar will close after 1pm June 12 due to the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.
According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, the order will apply to all state government offices and revenue and magisterial courts (executive) within the jurisdiction of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The new BJP government will be sworn in June 12 at 5pm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive here at 2:30pm and proceed to Raj Bhavan from the airport. He will later attend the oath-taking ceremony at Janata Maidan at 5pm.
The state unit of the BJP has urged people to observe June 12 like Diwali by lighting at least two diyas (lamps) – one for the Central government and another for the state government. Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi highlighted that the two diyas symbolise the ‘double engine sarkar’ (dual government) in the state.
PNN