The security arrangements in various areas of Shahdara District were assessed by Additional CP Sagar Singh Kalsi of Delhi Eastern Range on Saturday night in preparation for Republic Day on January 26. Senior police officers were also with him during his visit.
Meanwhile, given Republic Day celebrations, no flights will arrive or depart from Delhi Airport between 10:20 am and 12:45 pm from January 19 to January 26, according to an official statement from Delhi International Airport Limited issued on Saturday.
Ahead of Republic Day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the Republic Day parade camp organised by the National Cadet Corps in the national capital on Saturday.
The country observes Republic Day on January 26 every year.
French President Emmanuel Macron will be the chief guest on January 26 this year at the invitation of PM Modi. It will be the sixth occasion when a French leader will be the chief guest at Republic Day celebrations.
This year’s Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path will feature a first: all-women marching contingents from the Border Security Force (BSF) and brass band contingents. On January 26, when India celebrates its 75th Republic Day in the presence of Emmanuel Macron, 144 women BSF constables will march down Kartavya Path led by an Assistant Commandant rank woman officer and two subordinate officers. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), hang gliders, paragliders, paramotors, and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were all forbidden from flying in the nation’s capital by the Delhi Police on Friday.