R-Day Parade 2024: Why were Punjab, Bengal's tableaus not selected?

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Punjab and West Bengal have been rejected from the Republic Day Parade 2024 due to their tableaux not aligning with the broader themes of the parade..

The Ministry of Defence sources stated that the tableaux proposals received from various States/UTs and Central Ministries/Departments are evaluated in a series of meetings by the "Expert Committee for selection of tableaux," comprising eminent persons in the field of art, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and choreography..

Amid allegation by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann about discrimination over the selection of tableaux for the Republic Day Parade 2024, Ministry of Defence sources on Sunday said that the Punjab tableau did not align to the "broader themes" of this year's tableau...

For Republic Day Parade 2024, 30 States/UTs had shown their willingness to participate in the parade including the State of Punjab and West Bengal, the sources said.. Out of these 30 States/UTs, like every year, only 15-16 States/UTs will be finally selected to present their tableaux in the Republic Day Parade 2024, it added...

The sources said that during the last few years, the tableau of Punjab has been shortlisted for the Republic Day Parade by the Expert Committee in the years 2017 to 2022 (6 times in the last 8 years) and the tableau of West Bengal for the years 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 (5 times in last 8 years) by following the same procedure as stated earlier...

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