Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has asked the state government to discontinue the protocol of according him the guard of honour on arrival and departure from the Raj Bhavan and on district tours.
The governor wished that he be treated like a common citizen.
On Thursday, the governor's secretary despatched a letter to Assistant Chief Secretary General of Administration Department, making the request.
In the letter expressing Singh's wish, it is mentioned that the tradition of according guard of honour to him should be stopped. "Singh has mentioned in the letter that there is no need for special treatment. Singh wants to be treated as a common person," Raj Bhavan spokesperson Lokesh Sharma told DH.
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