Republic Day Parade
No tableau from Maharashtra in Republic Day parade The decision turned controversial after senior leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena accused the Centre of acting “vengeful” with “mala fide intention”. Updated: Jan 03, 2020 07:46:51 By Faisal Malik, Hindustan Times, Mumbai Maharashtra tableau at Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade in , 2018. (Mohd Zakir/HT File Photo ) The Central government has not selected Maharashtra’s tableau for the Republic Day parade in Delhi on January 26 this year. The state cultural affairs department had suggested four themes, but none of them were selected by the Centre. The decision turned controversial after senior leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena accused the Centre of acting “vengeful” with “mala fide intention”. Baramati MP Supriya Sule has termed the decision “unfortunate” and demanded that it be reconsidered. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha MP San...
