- Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president C R Paatil unfurls the tricolour at the party’s state unit headquarters Kamalam in capital Gandhinagar.
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BOTAD, JAN 26
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat unfurled the tricolour at the state-level Republic Day function held in Botad district on Thursday.
74वें गणतंत्र दिवस के राज्य स्तरीय समारोह में राष्ट्रध्वज फहराकर दी सलामी।मुख्यमंत्री श्री भूपेंद्र पटेल की उपस्थिति में शान से मनाया गया गणतंत्र पर्व। मैंने और मुख्यमंत्री श्री भूपेंद्र पटेल ने शानदार परेड का निरीक्षण किया। pic.twitter.com/3NFPpQ16sr
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) January 26, 2023
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar and Director General of Police (DGP) Ashish Bhatia were also present at the function held at an open ground in Botad town.
गणतंत्र पर्व का राज्य स्तरीय समारोह बोटाद में आयोजित किया जा रहा है। आज गणतंत्र दिवस की पूर्वसंध्या पर बोटाद में 'एटहोम' कार्यक्रम हुआ।
मुख्यमंत्री श्री भुपेन्द्रभाई पटेल की उपस्थिति में महानुभावों से बातचीत में कहा कि बोटाद आज विकास की नयी राह पर आगे बढ़ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/EkQfIhMbRL— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) January 25, 2023
Different contingents of the Gujarat state police, Indian Coast Guard, Border Security Force, Chetak Commandos, State Reserve Police, dog squad, mounted police and policemen from Madhya Pradesh took part in a parade as part of the Republic Day celebrations on the ground.
Apart from the parade, the dignitaries also watched cultural programmes and daredevil stunts performed by the policemen, including women personnel.
Elsewhere in Gujarat, ministers, MLAs and other leaders unfurled the national flag at different district headquarters.
Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president C R Paatil unfurled the tricolour at the party’s state unit headquarters Kamalam in capital Gandhinagar.
Common citizens also participated in the Republic Day celebrations by unfurling the national flags at various public and private premises in Gujarat.
In coastal Porbandar town, members of a swimming club unfurled the tricolour by standing in sea water off the coast, a tradition they have been following for many years.