Beating Retreat Rite At Attari Border Attracts Overwhelming Cheer In spite of Skinny Crowd
Best BSF infantrymen and their households have been allowed to witness the rite because of Covid
Amritsar:
Border Safety Pressure (BSF) infantrymen and their households have been the one ones who have been allowed to witness the ceremonial Beating Retreat rite on the Attari border of Punjab’s Amritsar right through the 72nd Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday on account of the coronavirus pandemic.
Previous, the BSF had mentioned that no public was once allowed on the rite because of COVID-19 restrictions on the Attari border. Then again, the “flag-lowering” rite was once performed as in line with the day by day time table.
The Beating Retreat is an elaborate ritual of reducing the nationwide flags of each nations on the border simply earlier than the sundown.
Even if a day by day incidence, this border rite has a definite flavour to it at the instance of Republic Day.
The turban-clad BSF infantrymen have been noticed marching ahead with vigour and ferocity as they proudly carried the nationwide flag of their palms. There have been quite a lot of cultural performances on the Beating Retreat rite as of late. The scholars from IIM-Amritsar additionally carried out on the tournament.
In spite of having fewer spectators, the surroundings was once full of cheers and patriotic slogans from the stands at the Indian aspect.
Since March 7 remaining 12 months, the general public has now not been allowed on the Attari border because of COVID-19 restrictions.
