Zoom News : Jan 10, 2024, 06:00 AM
Republic Day 2024: This time the tableau of Punjab will not be seen on the duty path in the Republic Day Parade. A round of allegations and counter-allegations has started regarding this. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that the tableau of Punjab, which was not included by the Center in the Republic Day parade, will be taken out in the entire state after January 26. Bhagwant Mann said that the tableau depicts the contribution of freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Udham Singh and Lala Lajpat Rai.Center discriminated against the state: MannLast month, Punjab Chief Minister Mann had targeted the BJP-led central government for not including the state's tableau in the Republic Day parade. Mann had alleged that the Center had discriminated against the state. However, the Center rejected the allegation. Addressing a gathering after handing over appointment letters to 520 'Clerks-cum-Data Entry Operators' at the Punjab State Cooperative Bank in Chandigarh, CM Mann alleged that the Center has disrespected Bhagat Singh by rejecting the state's tableau for the Republic Day parade. , has insulted great martyrs like Rajguru, Sukhdev, Lala Lajpat Rai, Udham Singh and others.Bhagwant Mann's attack on Sunil JakharPunjab CM Mann said that this tableau will be shown in entire Punjab after January 26. Mann alleged that the central government was trying to belittle the contribution and sacrifice of these heroes by not including the state tableau in the parade. Taking aim at BJP Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar for his comments regarding the state tableau, Mann said, "Such leaders are hindering the progress of the state." Jakhar had accused Mann of politicizing the issue of not including the state tableau for the Republic Day parade. The BJP leader had also alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government had insisted on including pictures of Mann and party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the tableau, due to which it was not included.