The nation is celebrating the 77th Republic Day today. President Droupadi Murmu is leading the Nation in celebrating the Republic Day from Kartavya Path in New Delhi. The ceremony commenced with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the National War Memorial, where he led the nation in paying tributes to the fallen heroes by laying a wreath.
President Droupadi Murmu arrived at Kartavya Path in a ceremonial buggy with the chief guests of the parade, the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The National Flag was unfurled, followed by the national anthem with a 21-gun salute. President Murmu conferred the Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla with India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra.
