The chairpersons of around 250 beneficiary Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) and their spouses from 24 states and two Union Territories (UTs) across the country will witness the Republic Day Parade 2024 at Kartavya Path as "Special Guest" of the Government of India.
Amid allegation by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann about discrimination over the selection of tableaux for Republic Day Parade 2024, Ministry of Defence sources on Sunday said that the Punjab tableau was not selected as it did not align to the "broader themes" of this year's tableau.<
Expressing disappointment over Punjab's exclusion from the R-Day Parade tableaus, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the issue.