By IANS,
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has cancelled his 52nd birthday celebrations Saturday as part of the state mourning for former chief minister Arjun Singh who died Friday.
The government has declared a three-day mourning from Saturday when there will be no official programmes of entertainment. The national flag will fly at half-mast on government buildings.
But the ongoing board examinations would be held as scheduled. Saturday is being observed as a holiday in government offices and institutes.
Arjun Singh died in New Delhi. His last rites will be performed with state honours in Churhat in Sidhi district Sunday.
State Bharatiya Janata Party chief Prabhat Jha Saturday went to the state Congress office here and took part in a memorial event for Arjun Singh.