There will be no foreign chief guests on Republic Day this year due to the coronavirus crisis and the Omicron threat. According to reports, the government has sent invitations to the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries.

“Due to COVID-19, there will be no foreign chief guests from Central Asian countries on Republic Day this year. The government has sent out invitations to the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries, but these plans have now been cancelled

Republic Day celebrations will begin on January 23 this year to include Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday. A total of 600 artists performing on Republic Day will not be allowed to meet anyone and will travel in sanitized vehicles and remain in isolation to avoid infection. Sanitation workers, frontline workers, construction workers and auto-rickshaw drivers have been invited to this year’s Republic Day celebrations, and they must be fully vaccinated to participate.

Due to coronavirus restrictions, the march has been delayed by 30 minutes — from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the first time in 75 years. Due to COVID-19, the number of people allowed to march this year will be reduced by 70-80% to about 5,000-8,000. Tributes will also be paid to security personnel who lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir.

“The parade will be 90 minutes long like last year, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the National War Memorial near India Gate. Later, the contingent will march past. A senior police official said it will be at Tableaus representing cultural diversity, social and economic progress are displayed during the parade. Tableaus will travel to the Red Fort and stop there for public display and will stop at the National Stadium.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police has issued an order banning paragliders, paramotors, ultralights, remote control aircraft, hot air balloons and other forms of sub-routine aerial platform flights for 27 days starting January 20. To mitigate any threats during Republic Day.

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