New Delhi:
Delhi is not going to have a tableau within the conventional Republic Day parade on the Rajpath once more this 12 months. This could be the fourth time the nationwide capital has not been included — a state of affairs that has sparked a confrontation once more between Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP. Mr Kejriwal, who headed the Delhi authorities for nearly a decade, led his get together’s assault on the BJP — his feedback colored by the approaching meeting election.
“For the final so a few years, the tableau of Delhi is just not allowed to take part within the parade. What sort of politics is that this? Why do they hate the individuals of Delhi a lot? Why ought to the individuals of Delhi vote for them?” Mr Kejriwal mentioned in a pointed message.
“They haven’t any imaginative and prescient for the individuals of Delhi. They solely abuse Kejriwal. Should we vote for them only for this? Why are the tableau and the individuals of Delhi being stopped from collaborating within the twenty sixth January parade?” he mentioned.
Delhi, he added, is the capital of India and ought to be represented yearly within the January 26 parade.
The BJP claimed Mr Kejriwal’s feedback indicated his “anarchist nature” and questioned what the previous Chief Minister wished to show.
“I wish to ask him what he desires to indicate (within the tableau of Delhi). The extreme overflow the place greater than 60 individuals died… or the ‘Sheeshmahal’ that he has made by looting the cash of individuals,” mentioned Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva.
“The tableau of the entire nation is displayed within the parade of Republic Day. A committee decides the tableau. Now, Arvind Kejriwal desires to do politics on this too,” he mentioned.
“We haven’t forgotten the Republic Day of 2014 when Arvind Kejriwal staged a protest,” Mr Sachdeva added.
Last 12 months too, Delhi was not allowed a tableau within the parade. Senior AAP chief Saurabh Bhardwaj mentioned it was the third time in a row and claimed it was the BJP’s “revenge” after shedding to AAP within the Punjab meeting election.
Mr Bharadwaj mentioned it is not a coincidence that Punjab’s tableau proposal was additionally rejected.
Officials mentioned the final time Delhi’s tableau featured within the Republic Day parade was in 2021. It showcased the Shahjahanabad redevelopment challenge.