40 tribals to be special guests at Republic Day parade
Forty tribal guests from different parts of the country have been invited by the government to witness this year's Republic Day parade on the Rajpath in New Delhi. They will get to watch the Republic Day parade and the Beating Retreat ceremony. Further, they will also meet President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Forty tribal guests from different parts of the country have been invited by the government to witness this years Republic Day parade on the Rajpath here. Besides watching the spectacular Republic Day parade and the Beating Retreat ceremony, they will get an opportunity to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 40 tribal guests will also be taken on a sight-seeing tour in and around Delhi, a Home Ministry official said. The duration of the 2017 Republic Day parade will be around 95 minutes during which 23 tableaux from various states and central government departments will showcase development and cultural and historical events. Some of the tableaux on cultural themes will have integrated folk dances. A total of 21 national bravery award winning children seated in open jeeps will also form part of the cultural pageant. Three groups of children from Delhi schools and one group of children from the South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, will also be part of the parade. 