<p>A cabinet minister in the Haryana government today urged people to unfurl national flag on religious places on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26.</p>

<p>&quot;I request people to unfurl national flag on religious places, including temples, mosques, churches, on the occasion of Republic Day,&quot; Vipul Goel, who holds portfolios of industries and commerce, told reporters here.</p>

<p>This will help in creating a &#39;new India&#39; as it will imbibe spirit of patriotism among the people, he said.</p>

<p>&quot;We will unfurl national flag on all religious places,&quot; he said adding that he would initiate the process from his home constituency Faridabad.</p>

<p>&quot;I along with people will visit religious places and request the concerned to put a national flag atop the shrines,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>&quot;This will further strengthen the spirit of nationalism among the people,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>&quot;Our biggest religion is nation&#39;s interest,&quot; he said, adding that &quot;its the agenda of the people of the country and not of any individual.&quot;</p>

<p>Refuting that this step will rake up a controversy, he said &quot;tricolour is the national symbol of the country.&quot;</p>

<p>On protest by a section of society against the screening of &#39;Padmaavat&#39;, he said that the protesters should desist from destroying the property.&nbsp;</p>


The minister said the step will help in creating a 'new India' as it will imbibe spirit of patriotism among the people

A cabinet minister in the Haryana government today urged people to unfurl national flag on religious places on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26. "I request people to unfurl national flag on religious places, including temples, mosques, churches, on the occasion of Republic Day," Vipul Goel, who holds portfolios of industries and commerce, told reporters here. This will help in creating a 'new India' as it will imbibe spirit of patriotism among the people, he said. "We will unfurl national flag on all religious places," he said adding that he would initiate the process from his home constituency Faridabad. "I along with people will visit religious places and request the concerned to put a national flag atop the shrines," he said. "This will further strengthen the spirit of nationalism among the people," he said. "Our biggest religion is nation's interest," he said, adding that "its the agenda of the people of the country and not of any individual." Refuting that this step will rake up a controversy, he said "tricolour is the national symbol of the country." On protest by a section of society against the screening of 'Padmaavat', he said that the protesters should desist from destroying the property.

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<p>Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that demonetisation was a &quot;tragedy&quot; and a &quot;thoughtless act&quot; by the government.</p>

<p>&quot;Demonetisation is a tragedy. We stand with millions of honest Indians, whose lives &amp; livelihoods were destroyed by PM&rsquo;s thoughtless act,&quot; he said in a tweet posted on Wednesday, on the first anniversary of demonetisation.</p>

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<p>Gandhi will visit Surat in Gujarat today to participate in a candle-light vigil there as part of the Opposition parties&#39; &quot;Black Day&quot; protest.</p>

<p>Congress and other Opposition parties have decided to observe November 8, the date when Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year announced demonetisation, as &quot;Black Day&quot;.</p>

<p>Gandhi&#39;s decision to take part in the protest in Gujarat is significant as the state is going to polls next month.</p>

<p>On the eve of the demonetisation anniversary, former prime minister <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/i-repeat-was-organised-loot-and-legalised-plunder-manmohan-singh-on-demonetisation-23656">Manmohan Singh attacked the&nbsp;BJP-led central government</a> on Tuesday, terming the note ban&nbsp;as &quot;organised loot&quot; and &quot;legalised plunder&quot;.</p>

<p>Hitting out at the Congress for observing the Demonetisation anniversary as Black Day, Haryana minister Anil Vij has said, &quot;only those parties which have black money left with them&quot; will observe November 8, the first anniversary of demonetisation, as &quot;black day&quot;.</p>

<p>He added that November 8 can be observed as &quot;black day&quot; for the Congress which was involved in scams of around Rs 12 lakh crore.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He praised his government for implementing Demonetisation and said that the &quot;revolutionary step&quot; can only be taken by a strong government.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He claimed that Demonetisation has not only promoted cashless payment system but it has also led to an increase in the number of taxpayers.&nbsp;</p>

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Gandhi will visit Surat in Gujarat today to participate in a candle-light vigil there as part of the Opposition parties' 'Black Day' protest

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that demonetisation was a "tragedy" and a "thoughtless act" by the government. "Demonetisation is a tragedy. We stand with millions of honest Indians, whose lives & livelihoods were destroyed by PM’s thoughtless act," he said in a tweet posted on Wednesday, on the first anniversary of demonetisation. Demonetisation is a tragedy. We stand with millions of honest Indians, whose lives & livelihoods were destroyed by PM’s thoughtless act. — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) November 8, 2017 × He also used a Hindi couplet to attack the central government. Demonetisation is a tragedy. We stand with millions of honest Indians, whose lives & livelihoods were destroyed by PM’s thoughtless act. — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) November 8, 2017 × Gandhi will visit Surat in Gujarat today to participate in a candle-light vigil there as part of the Opposition parties' "Black Day" protest. Congress and other Opposition parties have decided to observe November 8, the date when Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year announced demonetisation, as "Black Day". Gandhi's decision to take part in the protest in Gujarat is significant as the state is going to polls next month. On the eve of the demonetisation anniversary, former prime minister Manmohan Singh attacked the BJP-led central government on Tuesday, terming the note ban as "organised loot" and "legalised plunder". Hitting out at the Congress for observing the Demonetisation anniversary as Black Day, Haryana minister Anil Vij has said, "only those parties which have black money left with them" will observe November 8, the first anniversary of demonetisation, as "black day". He added that November 8 can be observed as "black day" for the Congress which was involved in scams of around Rs 12 lakh crore. He praised his government for implementing Demonetisation and said that the "revolutionary step" can only be taken by a strong government. He claimed that Demonetisation has not only promoted cashless payment system but it has also led to an increase in the number of taxpayers.

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