R-Day Parade 2024: Why were Punjab, Bengal's tableaus not selected?
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann about discrimination over the selection of tableaux for the Republic Day Parade 2024, Ministry of Defence sources on Sunday said that the Punjab tableau did not align to the «broader themes» of this year's tableau.
According to the sources, the tableau proposal of Punjab was considered in the first three rounds of meetings of the Expert Committee. After the third round of meetings, the tableau of Punjab could not be taken forward by the Expert Committee for further consideration for not aligning with the broader themes of this year's tableau, the sources.
Furthermore, as per the MoD sources, West Bengal's sources were also rejected for the same reasons.
While the tableau proposal of West Bengal was considered in the first two rounds of meetings of the Expert Committee. After the second round of meetings, the tableau of West Bengal could not be taken forward by the Expert Committee for further consideration for not aligning with the broader themes of this year's tableau, the sources added.
For Republic Day Parade 2024, 30 States/UTs had shown their willingness to participate in the parade including the State of Punjab and West Bengal, the sources said.
Out of these 30 States/UTs, like every year, only 15-16 States/UTs will be finally selected to present their tableaux in the Republic Day Parade 2024, it added.
The sources said that during the last few years, the tableau of Punjab has been shortlisted for the Republic Day Parade by the Expert Committee in the years 2017 to 2022 (6 times in the last 8 years) and the tableau of West Bengal for the years 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 (5 times in last 8 years) by following the same procedure as stated earlier.
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