There is no denying the fact that women, once dubbed as ‘Frailty thy name is woman’, have stormed the male bastion in a big way, be it education, sports, science and technology, polity, police and now the armed forces, they have proved their mettle.
IG, ITBP, Ishwar Singh Duhan, addressing mediapersons at Bhanu on Feb 24
Five women teams from the armed forces will take part in the 23rd edition of the All-India Police Band Competition (AIPBC) to be held at BTC, ITBP, Bhanu, Panchkula, from February 28.
Interacting with the media, Inspector General of Indian Tibet Border Police (ITBP), Ishwar Singh Duhan said that the 23rd edition of the All-India Police Band Competition would be held at BTC, ITBP, Bhanu, Panchkula from February 28 onwards.
Governor of Haryana Bandaru Dattatreya will inaugurate the first-of-its-kind band competition of this massive scale amid various colourful cultural presentations lined up for the inaugural day.
A total of 28 teams, including five women teams, comprising 1,510 personnel from State Police and Central Armed Police Forces, will participate in the event and showcase their skills.
But the cynosure of all the eyes would be the women teams from the force, which would take part, for the first time in this edition and give a tough competition to their male counterparts at the mega competition, Duhan added with oodles of optimism writ large on his face.
All-women teams from ITBP, Border Security Force (BSF), Ladakh Police, Delhi Police, and Jharkhand police are participating. In addition to this, women teams are also part of the mixed teams from Sashatra Seema Bal and Rajasthan police.
The competitions will be held in various categories, including brass band, pipe band, drums and bugle call, which would be conspicuous by both outdoor and indoor performances, which would be a melting pot of musical extravaganza.
