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Now Republic Day Celebration To Begin From January 23, Including Netaji’s Birth Anniversary

New Delhi: The Republic Day celebrations will now begin from January 23 instead of January 24 to include the birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, as per media sources. Subhas Chandra Bose, also called Netaji, was born on 23 January 1897.

The government had earlier started the celebration of Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary as Parakram Divas.

Other such days, observance of which have become an annual affair, are August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, October 31 as National Unity Day (birth anniversary of Sardar Patel), November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas (Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary), November 26 as Constitution Day and December 26 as Veer Baal Divas (a tribute to the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh), sources added.

“Identification of such sites has been done and will include multiple routes. We have prepared curated itineraries that cover destinations connected to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The itineraries will be given to tour operators to promote sites related to Netaji,” an official was quoted as saying by PTI.

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UP Polls: Mayawati’s BSP Announces List Of Candidates For Polls

Ashmita Chhabria

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released the first list of candidates 53 assembly seats, contesting Uttar Pradesh Polls. The list consists of 53 names, the remaining names will be announced in a day or two.

Addressing the press conference at Lucknow she said, “We have finalized candidates on 53 seats in the first list, the remaining 5 will be released in a day or two.” 

Elections for the 403 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10. A total of 58 assembly seats spread over 11 districts will go to the polls in the first phase on February 10. Mayawati expressed confidence about winning the polls and forming the government.

“In the upcoming assembly elections, the people will definitely bring our party to power again and I also want to assure them that after coming to power this time our party will again run the government in all matters like its previous regime,” she said.

Polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, and March 3 and 7 in seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on March 10. In the 2017 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 312 out of 403 seats. The Samajwadi Party and the Congress had sealed an alliance with the former contesting on 298 seats and the latter on the remaining 105 seats. The SP could manage to win only 47 seats and Congress won seven seats. Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) had won 19 seats.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will contest next month’s Assembly election from the Gorakhpur (Urban constituency, the BJP said Saturday afternoon, as it released its first list of candidates. Voting for the Gorakhpur (Urban) seat will be on March 3 – the sixth and penultimate phase. There was earlier speculation that the Chief Minister – who has never stood in an Assembly election before – would contest from one of two temple towns – Ayodhya or Mathura. KP Maurya would be contesting from Prayagraj. Wherein, Baby Rani would fight from Agra. Shrikant Sharma has retained his seat from Mathura.

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