India is celebrating its 74th Republic Day today with security in the national capital beefed up in preparation for the annual parade.
On this occasion, a grand parade has been organized on the duty path of Delhi where Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi is attending as the chief guest along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After paying tributes at the National war Memorial, Prime Minister Narendra Modi puts down his remarks in the digital Visitor’s Book of the National War Memorial in Delhi.
#RepublicDay | PM Modi leads the nation in paying homage to the fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial in Delhi pic.twitter.com/CE9B2CPZmB
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the soldiers who died for the country at the National War Memorial.
He then signed the digital visitor’s book. Today the country is celebrating 74th Republic Day.
On this occasion, a grand parade has been organized on the duty path of Delhi where Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi is attending as the chief guest along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the country and said that “”Many wishes for the Republic Day. This time this occasion is also special because we are celebrating it during the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. We wish to move ahead unitedly to make the dreams of the great freedom fighters of the country come true. Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet in Hindi.”
गणतंत्र दिवस की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं। इस बार का यह अवसर इसलिए भी विशेष है, क्योंकि इसे हम आजादी के अमृत महोत्सव के दौरान मना रहे हैं। देश के महान स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों के सपनों को साकार करने के लिए हम एकजुट होकर आगे बढ़ें, यही कामना है।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 26, 2023
Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians!
PM Modi Reaches National War Memorial Ahead Of Republic Day Celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches National War Memorial along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. They are accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff Lt General Anil Chauhan and the chiefs of the three armed forces.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla celebrated Republic Day today by hoisting the tricolor at his residence.
Delhi | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla unfurls the Tricolour at his residence in Delhi, on #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/XyCywGK5T3
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2023
At the same time, the Defense Minister also hoisted the tricolor at his residence in Delhi.
He wrote on his social media account, “Today is an opportunity for all Indians to strengthen the country’s constitutional traditions and rededicate themselves to the resolve to build a new India.”
Every year, millions of Indians witness the rich tradition, cultural heritage, spectacle of the nation’s progress and achievements, in the grand parade.
However, you might be wondering how the nation celebrated its first Republic Day in 1950.
Republic Day commemorates the implementation of the Constitution on January 26, 1950. India attained independence from British rule on August 15, 1947, and it wasn’t until January 26, 1950, that the Constitution came into effect. India became a sovereign and a republic state.
January 26 was chosen as Republic Day since it was on this day that the Indian National Congress declared ‘Purna Swaraj’, opposing the British regime’s dominion status in 1929.
In 1934, MN Roy initiated a move to draft a constitution for India and subsequently to form a Constituent Assembly.
The British Government accepted the demand in 1940. Dr BR Ambedkar was appointed as the chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution. The constitution was finally adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, and that’s why November 26 is celebrated as Constitution Day.