Bejewelled elephants that carried in the children receiving the bravery awards during the Republic Day Parade will be missing this year on. The Defence Ministry says the pachyderms are being omitted as they posed security threats and added to the parade becoming repetitive.
”Over a period of time the parade has become very monotonous and repetitive, so we have decided to omit the elephants to try and make the parade concise and compact,” a defence ministry official was quoted as saying by IANS.
“Considering the security readiness required for the whole time period of the parade, the timing has also been reduced to ease pressure on the security apparatus,” the official added.
This year the recipients of the bravery awards will ride on military vehicles.
”Over a period of time the parade has become very monotonous and repetitive, so we have decided to omit the elephants to try and make the parade concise and compact,” a defence ministry official was quoted as saying by IANS.
“Considering the security readiness required for the whole time period of the parade, the timing has also been reduced to ease pressure on the security apparatus,” the official added.
This year the recipients of the bravery awards will ride on military vehicles.
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