A committee set up to examine tableau proposals from states for the Republic Day parade has rejected the West Bengal government's entry, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The Ministry had received 32 tableau proposals from states and union territories out of which 22 have been accepted. It also received 24 proposals from central ministries and departments out of which six have been short-listed for this Republic Day parade. "It is pertinent to mention here that the tableau of the Government of West Bengal was short-listed for participation in the Republic Day Parade 2019 as an outcome of the same process," it added. The process of tableau selection for Republic Day parade begins with the inviation to all states, union territories, central ministries and departments.

Source: dna January 02, 2020 01:41 UTC