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NEW DELHI, Jan 5: Reacting to United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelling his trip to India for Republic Day celebrations, former Jammu-Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Tuesday, wondered who will replace Johnson now. Stating it was highly unlikely that Johnson would be 'watching a parade & cultural show after locking down the UK till February', Abdullah said the development is as expected. The United Kingdom, which is experiencing a spike in cases with a new strain being discovered, is under a nation-wide lockdown till February.
On the other hand, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has urged the Centre to cancel the Republic Day parade, terming it 'unfair to the participants'. Stating that it should have been done earlier, he said that Boris Johnson could be invited next year for the event. The British PM was scheduled to visit India as the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations at the Rajpath.
PM Johnson spoke to PM Modi on Tuesday morning to express his 'regret' as he would be unable to visit India.
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