Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has nominated Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gahlot to hoist the national flag on Independence Day, bypassing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's request to have Education Minister Atishi perform the task. Saxena's decision, authorized by the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been welcomed by the Aam Aadmi Party as a recognition of democratic principles, though it sets the stage for another conflict between the AAP government and the LG Secretariat. Kejriwal, currently in Tihar Jail, had written to Saxena proposing Atishi, but the jail authorities and Delhi's General Administration Department deemed the communication impermissible. This development comes amid ongoing tensions and power struggles between the elected AAP government and the LG's office, with the BJP also criticizing Kejriwal's nomination from prison.