Republic day in India is celebrated every year with
great pride on 26th of January to honour the Constitution of India as it came
into force on the same day in the year 1950. It had replaced the Government of
India Act, 1935 into the governing document of India.
On this day, national holiday is declared by the
Indian Government. The new Indian Constitution was sketched and approved by the
Indian Constituent Assembly and decided to celebrate it on 26th of January
every year as India became a republic country.
“Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa“, the fifth and current President
of South Africa will
be the Chief
Guest on 70th Republic
Day of India 2019.
Cyril Ramaphosa was invited by the Prime Minister,
Narendra Modi during the G20 summit which was held in Buenos Aires, the capital
of Argentina. He (from South Africa) was especially chosen for this occasion
because India is celebrating the 150th birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi who had very close links with the people of South
Africa. PM Modi said that the visit of the South African President to India
will help in enhancing the ties between the two countries.
The Parade:
The Parade:
2019
celebration will be special as this year will mark the 150th birth anniversary of ‘Father of the Nation’.
Around 17 tableaux from states/Union Territories and 6 from various ministries
will be displayed in the parade based on the theme ‘Gandhi’
The
full dress rehearsal of the parade will be conducted on 23rd January, Wednesday at Rajpath. The parade
will start at 09:50 AM from Vijay Chowk and continue till Red Fort. There will
be no traffic allowed on 22nd January
from 06:00 PM at Rajpath till the parade gets over.
India
Gate will remain closed on 23rd January
from 09:00 AM onwards on account of full dress rehearsal. The security in the
state has been beefed up for the Republic Day celebration and 30 face
recognition cameras and 250 CCTV have been installed at various sites to keep a
vigil on the event.
The
honorable delegates of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 (to be held in Varanasi
from 21st to 23rd January
2019) will also be visiting Rajpath to witness the grandeurs of 70th Indian Republic Day celebrations.
Celebration:
Celebration:
Prime Minister
will inaugurate the ‘National War Memorial’ near India Gate on the eve of
Republic Day to honour the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
IAF will carry out a special fly-past with three helicopters and SU 30 jets on
the occasion.
This year,
Indian Air Force will be flying an aircraft which will run by blended bio-fuel
on the Republic Day 2019 fly-past with 10 percent of bio-fuel in it. The
aircraft will fly over Rajpath with a ‘V’ shape formation resembling ‘Victory’
sign.
Republic Day Parade 2019 will also witness the inclusion of M777 Howitzer and K9 Vajra, the self propelled gun which are the latest artilleries inducted in the Indian Army. T-90 tanks, SU-30, Mig 29, Jaguar aircrafts will also be major attraction of the parade.
Republic Day Parade 2019 will also witness the inclusion of M777 Howitzer and K9 Vajra, the self propelled gun which are the latest artilleries inducted in the Indian Army. T-90 tanks, SU-30, Mig 29, Jaguar aircrafts will also be major attraction of the parade.
This year one of
the contingents of IAF will march on the tune of astronaut in the parade at
Rajpath and the theme for the IAF tableau this year will be ‘Indian Air Force:
Safeguarding Indian Skies’.
It will be the
first time that a woman officer would be leading the Army Services Corps in the
2019 Republic Day parade. The Daredevils Motorcycle Team will also include a
women officer in their team this year.
It will be the
first time in history that all women contingent of Assam Rifles, which is one
of the oldest paramilitary forces of India, will take part in the Republic Day
parade this year.
Awards and Medals:
Awards and Medals:
It will be the
first time that winners of National Bravery Awards might not be able to join
the parade at Rajpath as the NGO giving the awards has allegations of financial
integrity. However the winners of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar will
get the chance to walk at Rajpath parade.
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