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Centre rejects as 'baseless' Bhagwant Mann's criticism for excluding Punjab tableau from R-Day parade
The Hindu
“The tableau proposal of Punjab was considered in first three rounds of meeting of the Expert Committee. After the third round of meeting, the tableau of Punjab could not be taken forward by the Expert Committee for further consideration for not aligning to the broader themes of this year’s tableau,” it said.
The Centre on December 31 rejected as "baseless" Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's criticism of the BJP-led government for not including the State's tableau in the Republic Day parade 2024 and his allegations of discrimination.
The AAP leader recently attacked the Central government for allegedly discriminating against Punjab and said that both Punjab and Delhi were excluded from the list of States whose tableaux have been selected for the parade on January 26.
In its response, the Ministry of Defence issued a statement saying tableaux proposals from States and Union territories and Central ministries or departments are evaluated by an "expert committee" comprising eminent persons in the fields of art, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture and choreography among others.
"The tableau proposal of Punjab was considered in first three rounds of meeting of the Expert Committee. After the third round of meeting, the tableau of Punjab could not be taken forward by the Expert Committee for further consideration for not aligning to the broader themes of this year's tableau," it said.
The defence ministry also said that States and UTs not selected for the Republic Day parade 2024 were being invited to showcase their tableaux in Bharat Parv at the Red Fort from January 23-31 in accordance with an MoU signed with the States and UTs.
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However, Mr. Mann categorically stated that Punjab would not showcase its tableaux in Bharat Parv. In a post in Punjabi on 'X', Mr. Mann said the State's tableau, which was to showcase the sacrifices made by freedom fighters such as Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev and Lala Lajpat Rai, will not be sent to 'rejected categories'.
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