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Republic Day 2024: Over 260 female defence personnel perform stunts on motorcycle
The women personnel of CRPF, BSF & SSB exhibited the country’s Nari Shakti (women power) by carrying out daredevil stunts during the motorcycle display.
India is celebrating the 75th Republic Day, marking the adoption of the Constitution on this day in 1950. The annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi was held at Kartavya Path. This year, the parade was women-centric, with 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Bharat-Loktantra ki Matruka' as the main themes. For the first time, an all-women tri-services contingent took part in the parade, which included women troops of the Indian Army's military police along with women from the other two services.
France's President Emmanuel Macron was the chief guest at the Republic Day parade 2024. A French contingent, including Indian and Nepali-origin members, marched during the event. A French refuelling aircraft and two French Rafale jets also took part.
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Here are some of the major events that took place during the Republic Day parade 2024.
Motorcycle display
The women personnel of CRPF, BSF & SSB exhibited the country’s Nari Shakti (women power) by carrying out daredevil stunts during the motorcycle display. Over 260 women showcased their bravery, valour and determination through varied formations, including Chandrayaan, Sarvatra Suraksha, Abhivadan and Yog Se Siddhi.
Indian Air Force's fly-past
During the Indian Air Force's fly-past, 46 aircraft took part. The IAF fleet included 29 fighter jets, seven transport aircraft, nine helicopters and one heritage plane. For the first time, the theindigenously-built Tejas fighter jet flew in a formation of four aircraft.
Fifteen women pilots, including six from the fighter streams, operated various IAF platforms during the fly-past.
Band performance
A band performance called 'Aavaahan', involving over 100 women artists played various types of percussion instruments.
Tableaux display
16 tableaux from states and Union territories and nine from central ministries and departments took part in the Republic Day parade 2024.
The states and Union territories whose tableaux were on display: Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Ladakh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
