Interacting with members of the Indian Women's Press Corp, Manohar Lal Khattar said that it is inappropriate to hold prayers in public places, but Namaz should remain namaz and not become a show of strength.
Governor Bandaru Dattatraya administered the oath of office and secrecy to them at the swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan here. While Gupta took oath in Sanskrit, Babli took it in Hindi.
Earlier, 10 MLAs were inducted into Khattar cabinet in November 2019, days after the chief minister and his deputy Dushyant Chautala were sworn-in on October 27, 2019.
With several Hindu outfits objecting to Friday prayers being offered in open spaces in Gurgaon, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar recently said that the practice of offering 'namaz' in the open "will not be tolerated".
Amarinder Singh had floated his new party Punjab Lok Congress soon after leaving the Congress after stepping down as chief minister of Punjab. Punjab is scheduled to go for Assembly polls in 2022.
Manohar Lal Khattar, citing the opinion of experts, said that it is "not possible to make a law on MSP as doing so will put pressure on the government to buy all the crops, which is not possible".
The court on July 23 had directed the state government to raze down all unauthorized structures on the Aravali forest land.
The Haryana government Monday withdrew two orders, issued in 1967 and 1980, that restrained its employees from taking part in RSS activities.
The farmers agitating against the three laws have intensified their protests against the leaders of the ruling BJP-JJP combine in Haryana.
Paddy will be procured from farmers in Punjab and Haryana from Sunday. CM Manohar Lal Khattar made the announcement after meeting Union Agriculture Minister.
CM Khattar also released a brochure highlighting the key features of state's home stay policy, which aims to give tourists an excellent alternative to hotels.
Earlier in the day, a meeting of farm leaders with local administration in Karnal ended inconclusively with protesting farmers demanding action against SDM Ayush Sinha and an independent inquiry in the matter.
While farmers continue their sit-in protest at the mini-secretariat gate, DC Nishant Kumar Yadav, IG Mamta Singh and SP Gangaram Punia, other senior officers are still holding talks with them so that some positive solutions can be found, the Haryana government said in a statement.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has defended police action on protesting farmers in Karnal. He said that strictness was needed to maintain the law and order situation.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday hit out at the Centre and the Haryana government over lathi-charge on the farmers protesting against a BJP meeting in Karnal saying that the country has been occupied by the state-run Taliban.
Talking to reporters in Karnal on Saturday evening after the meeting, Khattar said the protesting farmers had earlier assured the government that their protests will be peaceful.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Gorakhnath was a saint and using the term -- 'Gorakh Dhanda' hurts sentiments of his followers.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar felicitated star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra in Chandigarh on August 18. Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win gold in Athletics at the Olympics. Earlier, the Haryana government had announced a cash reward of Rs six crore and a class I category job to Neeraj Chopra.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced a government job and Rs 2.5 crore for Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia.
Responding to claim that the Israeli spy software, Pegasus is only sold to government agencies, Khattar said that it might be a possibility that private agencies are procuring it secretly.
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