Chandigarh, October 20: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Haryana on November 2 and will take part in the Antyodaya Sammelan to be held in Karnal district, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Friday. Khattar said the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat, pension schemes, and other related welfare initiative will be invited to the programme.

He was speaking to reporters in Karnal on the sidelines of a function to felicitate athletes from Haryana who won medals at the recently held Asian Games in China. In response to a question, the chief minister said the BJP-led government has zero tolerance towards corruption. Police Commemoration Day 2023: 65% Fall in Incidents of Terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, Insurgency in Northeast, Says Amit Shah at National Police Memorial (Watch Video).

On the issue of stubble-burning, the chief minister said they have been rasing awareness among farmers on the issue. Agriculture and other departments are actively involved in their work to reduce incidents of stubble-burning, he said.

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