President Murmu to present Silver Trumpet to President's Bodyguard

New Delhi, October 27: President Droupadi Murmu will present the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG) at a ceremony to be held at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. For this, a full dress rehearsal was conducted on Wednesday. In the one-and-half-hour-long ceremony, the PBG will accept President's Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner. The veterans will do the parade and LED lights on horses for display will be performed for the first time during the ceremony. Also Read: Alert! Embassy asks Indians to leave Ukraine immediately The presentation parade shall be followed by an audio-visual presentation highlighting the history and significance of the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner and the modern-day role of the PBG. Professionally honed with precision and trained to perfection, the horsemen will display a variety of traditional Indian equestrian skills followed by the horses trotting in line with the music of the military band. On 27th October, the ceremony becomes even more special as the President's Bodyguard is celebrating 250 years of its Rais, coinciding with 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' and the presentation of Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner by the President of India at the Forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Talking about the ceremony, Commandant, President's Bodyguard Colonel Anup Tiwary said, "There would be the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet banner presentation which is done to President's bodyguard by President of India. The banner got President's name inscribed in the Devanagari script. So far 13 presidents have presented it." The President's Bodyguard has a long and rich history which commenced with its raising on 30 September 1773 at Benares. It is the senior most Regiment whose distinction is in its position as "Right of Line" on all ceremonial occasions. PBG performs the dual role of ceremonial tasks at Rashtrapati Bhavan as well as operational tasks with Para formation subject to release by the President of India. The Regiment has a carefully preserved rich legacy nurtured over the years and will commemorate 250 years' celebrations (Sestercentennial) in the year 2022-2023 which will be a landmark event for the Regiment and Rashtrapati Bhavan. Also Read: 2 years of Kisan Andolan: SKM calls for ‘Raj Bhavan March’ on Nov 26 -PTC News with ANI inputs