Watched my first R-Day parade as poor kid in 1972 today as mayor Aggarwal
New Delhi Jan 26 PTI East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal on Wednesday was emotionally overwhelmed while attending the Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath as he recalled his life 50 years ago when he along with his father and sister had attended the ceremonial parade for the first time when his familys financial condition was poor On January 26 1972 Aggarwal sitting beneath a tree had assisted his father in selling groundnuts at Rajpath lawns and see the Republic Day event from the sidelines amid a jostling crowd On January 26 2022 I sat in the VIP enclosure near the PMs enclosure and life in a way came full circle I was so moved emotionally I tried to recall and locate that tree The experience was humbling and my sister and rest of the family also felt very proud Aggarwal told PTI after the parade Soon after the end of the grand event the East Delhi mayor accompanied by his wife also took pictures with some Union ministers and senior BJP leaders In 1972 everything was so crowded but today it was a very less crowd as less number of people were invited due to Covid protocols Watching Indias military might cultural heritage and especially the tableau of UP which depicted Kashi Vishwanath Dham really delighted us Karanataka state tableau was excellent he added Aggarwal went down memory lane and further recalled the Republic Day of 1972 It is a matter of pride that on January 26 I attended the ceremony as a mayor after seeing the parade as a 10-year-old child who was selling groundnuts for survival he said In 1972 our family condition was not good and I and my sister had gone to Rajpath wanting to see the Republic Day parade We had walked from our home in east Delhi to Rajpath and my father carried groundnuts on the cycle to sell them at the venue I and my sister made packets which were then sold Aggarwal said Today I and my wife came in a car and while crossing ITO those memories vane flooding back he said It is an emotional moment that from selling groundnuts at the venue 50 years ago I attended the grand event as mayor of east Delhi he said The BJP leader nearing 60 said the last time he had attended the parade was in 2017 when he was a councillor PTI KND AQS AQS
New Delhi Jan 26 PTI East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal on Wednesday was emotionally overwhelmed while attending the Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath as he recalled his life 50 years ago when he along with his father and sister had attended the ceremonial parade for the first time when his familys financial condition was poor On January 26 1972 Aggarwal sitting beneath a tree had assisted his father in selling groundnuts at Rajpath lawns and see the Republic Day event from the sidelines amid a jostling crowd On January 26 2022 I sat in the VIP enclosure near the PMs enclosure and life in a way came full circle I was so moved emotionally I tried to recall and locate that tree The experience was humbling and my sister and rest of the family also felt very proud Aggarwal told PTI after the parade Soon after the end of the grand event the East Delhi mayor accompanied by his wife also took pictures with some Union ministers and senior BJP leaders In 1972 everything was so crowded but today it was a very less crowd as less number of people were invited due to Covid protocols Watching Indias military might cultural heritage and especially the tableau of UP which depicted Kashi Vishwanath Dham really delighted us Karanataka state tableau was excellent he added Aggarwal went down memory lane and further recalled the Republic Day of 1972 It is a matter of pride that on January 26 I attended the ceremony as a mayor after seeing the parade as a 10-year-old child who was selling groundnuts for survival he said In 1972 our family condition was not good and I and my sister had gone to Rajpath wanting to see the Republic Day parade We had walked from our home in east Delhi to Rajpath and my father carried groundnuts on the cycle to sell them at the venue I and my sister made packets which were then sold Aggarwal said Today I and my wife came in a car and while crossing ITO those memories vane flooding back he said It is an emotional moment that from selling groundnuts at the venue 50 years ago I attended the grand event as mayor of east Delhi he said The BJP leader nearing 60 said the last time he had attended the parade was in 2017 when he was a councillor PTI KND AQS AQS
