No Republic Day parade at Wagah-Attari border amid COVID-19
- "No joint or coordinated parade will be conducted this year on Attari border on Republic Day"
- The Beating Retreat ceremony has been closed for the public since March 7, 2020
- The ceremony,conducted by the BSF personnel, is held at the Wagah-Attari border every year on January 26
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there will not be any Beating Retreat ceremony at the Wagah-Attari border this Republic Day on January 26, the Border Security Force (BSF) sources said on Monday, reports ANI.
The sources said that the India-Pakistan border will also not allow the public due to COVID-19 restrictions.
“No joint or coordinated parade will be conducted this year on Attari border on Republic Day,” sources said, reports ANI. The sources added, “No public will be allowed due to COVID-19 restrictions. India will conduct flag-lowering as per daily schedule.”
The retreat ceremony has been closed for the public since March 7, 2020, after the outbreak of coronavirus.
The Beating Retreat ceremony is held at the Wagah-Attari border every year on January 26, conducted by the BSF personnel. The retreat ceremony started in 1959 at Joint Check Post (JCP) at the Wagah-Attari border.
BSF sources said that India is also not offering sweets to Pakistan amid the ongoing tensions between the two countries and added that a meeting is due to held this week to decide what can be done on Republic Day.
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