In Haryana,<span style="color: black;"> Independence Day is being celebrated taking all precautions in view of COVID-19. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal hoisted the national flag at Panchkula and paid tribute to the Martyrs at Shaheed Smarak. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">In his independence day address, Haryana CM recalled the Galwan valley incident and paid tributes to the martyrs. He also paid tribute to all known and unknown freedom fighters, who sacrificed their lives </span>during the freedom<span style="color: black;"> struggle.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">Counting overall development in Haryana he said, this time 25 youth from the state have passed the civil services exam and Haryana boy has topped in it. He also expressed happiness on starting the construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, announcement of new education policy and procurement of Rafale, which had been brought at Ambala Airbase in Haryana. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">On this occasion, he also honoured the Corona warriors, Plasma donors and sanitation workers for their contribution in the fight against COVID-19.</span><br />''  <br />