Exclusion of Delhi, Punjab tableaus from Republic Day parade "is not good," says AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj
Dec 29, 2023
New Delhi [India], December 29 : Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Friday that the BJP-led Centre keeps "bothering" the Delhi and Punjab governments led by the Aam Aadmi Party and the Centre rejected their tableaus for the upcoming Republic Day parade.
Speaking with ANI, the AAP leader said, "The central government keeps bothering the Delhi and Punjab governments as much as possible..."
He said that January 26 is a big day as the entire nation watches the parade. "So it is important for every state to showcase what's happening in the state."
"We gave our proposals for tableau in 2022 and 2023 and in 2024, they rejected them. This is the third year...They are rejecting Punjab's tableau; it's not good," the AAP leader added.
On Wednesday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann hit out at the Centre over the issue, alleging the Centre has discriminated against the states ruled by the Aam Aadmi Party.
"The Centre has discriminated against Punjab," said Mann, adding that both Punjab and Delhi are not on the list.
At a recent press conference at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh, Mann said they received a letter from the Centre on Wednesday, which shows that Punjab's tableau has not been included.
CM Mann also claimed that the decision of the centre shows how much "poison" it has in its heart against the people of Punjab.
However, BJP leader Harjeet Grewal said on Wednesday that the tableau that doesn't meet the set parameters is rejected.
"There is a committee to select the tableaus and there are some set parameters that have to be met. If a tableau doesn't meet the set parameters, it is rejected. I think that the Aam Aadmi Party tries to mislead people and make false accusations against the centre. They should come up with the details on why it was rejected," Grewal said.
The centre has rejected the tableaus of Punjab, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh for the upcoming Republic Day.
