R-Day celebrations will start from January 23
Republic Day celebrations will now start from January 23 every year instead of January 24, which will include the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, government sources said on Saturday. This is in line with the Narendra Modi government’s focus on remembering important aspects of India’s history and culture, he said, noting that it first started celebrating Bose’s birth anniversary as “Parakram Divas”. Was.
Defense establishment sources said on Saturday that in view of the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, around 24,000 people will be allowed to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year. He said that in 2020, before the pandemic broke out in India, around 1.25 lakh people were allowed to attend the parade.
Sources said that last year’s Republic Day parade took place amid the Covid pandemic and around 25,000 people were allowed to attend.
Like last year, this time too the parade may not have a foreign dignitary as the chief guest due to the pandemic, he said, adding that India is planning to invite leaders of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Was.
Sources said that of the around 24,000 people who will attend the parade this year, 19,000 will be invited and the rest will be the general public, who can buy tickets. All COVID-19 protocols will be followed in the parade. Social distancing norms will be followed while making seating arrangements, he mentioned, sanitiser dispensers will be available everywhere and wearing of masks will be mandatory.
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