The 71st Republic Day parade kicked off successfully at Manekshaw Parade Ground on Sunday amidst high security. Governor Vajubhai Vala unfurled the national flag and spoke about the various successful welfare programmes in the state. The enthusiastic crowd got to witness a spectacular march past, apart from other cultural performances and eye-catching stunts by the defence personnel which included motorbike stunts by the Army Service Corps Tornadoes, brickwall jump, tubelight Jump, path of fire.
There was also an anti-terrorist operations mock-drill by the Garuda Squad.