CHANDIGARH: Tight security arrangements marked the Republic Day functions in Punjab. Chief Minister Beant Singh unfurled the Indian flag at the well-guarded Guru Gobind Singh Sports Stadium at Jalandhar. In Amritsar non Sikh political parties like the Congress (I), BJP and Communists organized a joint celebration. There was hardly an Enthusiasm anywhere. The Panthic Committee had issued a call for boycott of the Republic Day functions. However, The Tribune trust Chief P.N. Chhuuani led a Republic show at Chandigarh where Punjab deputy minister Karam Singh Gill was also present as a special guest.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 29, 1993
