By:Express Web Desk| New Delhi |Updated: January 2, (9:) ********************************************************: PM
every year, the Ministry of Defense invites proposals from all states, union territories, central ministries and departments for participation in the Republic Day Parade. (File / Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
West Bengal and Maharashtra on Thursday accused the Center of “step-motherly treatment” for rejecting their proposed tableau for the upcoming
Republic Dayparade.
The coalition government in Maharashtra dubbed the move an insult to the state and accused the government of behaving in a “prejudiced” manner. NCP MP Supriya Sule said the two states had played a key role in the freedom struggle and the decision to deny permission to their tableaux was an “insult” of the people.
Earlier in the day, a war of words broke out between the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal andBJPover the matter. While the ruling party in Bengal called it an insult to the people of the state for protesting against the contentiousCitizenship (Amendment) Act, the saffron party alleged that the state government did not adhere to rules before submitting the proposal.
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Accusing theNarendra Modi– led government at the Center of having a “vindictive attitude” against the state, West Bengal minister Tapas Roy told PTI, “Just because West Bengal has been opposing the anti-people policies of the BJP government, a step-motherly treatment is being meted out to the state. As we have opposed anti-people laws like CAA, the Center has rejected our tableau proposal. ”
This is not the first time that West Bengal’s tableau proposal has been rejected. There have been previous instances also, he added. “Such cheap politics won’t deter us from opposing anti-people policies. The BJP has insulted the people of West Bengal and they would get a befitting reply for it in the near future, ”the TMC minister said.
Responding to the allegations, stateBJP president Dilip Ghosh saidthe tableau was rejected as the state government did not properly follow the rules and procedure in submitting the proposal.
“The state government has not followed the rules. Other states have followed them, so their tableau proposals were accepted. The TMC should stop doing politics on each and every issue, ”Ghosh said.
What the state had proposed
The West Bengal government had submitted proposals to display at the parade its award-winning cash transfer scheme “Kanyashree” besides giving alternatives of “Sabuj Sathi” (distribution of bicycle among school students) and “Jol Dhoro Jol Bhoro” project that seeks to conserve water, sources told news agencyPTI (*************************. ********
The West Bengal government’s proposal was rejected after an Expert Committee examined it in two rounds of meeting, a statement by the ministry read.
Maharashtra
The newly formed government in Maharashtra has come out all guns blazing against the Center for its rejection over their proposed Republic day tableau. BJP’s former allyShiv Sena
has even sought a chief ministerial probe into the matter.
“You will have to explain why the tableaux of the two states were rejected. The chief minister of Maharashtra shouldprobe the matter. It has to be found out who is responsible for this. Are there elements having loyalty to previous government? There may not be. But this has to be probed, ”Sena MP Sanjay Raut told TV9 Marathi news channel.
“The Center has rejected permissions to the tableaux of Maharashtra and West Bengal from parading on Republic Day. It is a festival of the country and the Center is expected to give representation to all the states, ”Sule tweeted.
What the govt has shortlisted
Out of a total 640, (proposals – 16 from states and union territories and six from central ministries – have been shortlisted for the January event in the national capital. The government had received tableau proposals from states and union territories and (from central ministries and departments, (PTI) reported.
“Out of these, (proposals, comprising
Every year, the Ministry of Defense invites proposals from all states, union territories, central ministries and departments for participation in the Republic Day Parade.
These proposals are then evaluated by the Expert Committee comprising eminent persons in the fields of art, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, choreography, etc. They are finalized on the basis of theme, concept, design and its visual impact before making its recommendations, the statement said.
Due to time constraints, only a limited number of tableau can be short-listed for participation in the parade. “The selection process in vogue leads to the participation of the best tableau in the parade,” the statement added.
Bihar proposed tableau for R-Day parade rejected
The Bihar government’s proposed Republic Day tableau, based on the theme of ‘Jal-Jeevan-Haryali’ mission, has also been rejected, news agency PTI reported Thursday. This means that the state will not be represented in the grand celebrations at Rajpath in the national capital.
The bid to not find favor on the ground was that the state’s tableau did not fulfill the necessary criteria that was laid down for chosing tableaux from the states for the occasion.
Speaking on the issue, Rashtriya Janata Dal
spokesperson Mritunjan Tiwari said, “They (NDA government at the Center) earlier shot down Bihar’s demand for special status and has now rejected a proposal to showcase its scheme through a tableau on the Republic Day…. This is the truth of the ‘double-engine’ government trumpeted by the BJP ”.
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