A most colourful Independence Day parade presented by the Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) forces in Andhra Pradesh on Monday turned out to be “best” show, for which the AP Government awarded the team the first prize.
AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who inspected the parade at Anantapur near Vijayawada, appreciated the parade of the 80-member OSAP team led by Commandant Udaya Kumar Ratho and presented them the first prize.
For the first time, two OSAP platoons participated in the State-level Parade of AP while similar participation by Andhra Police was there at Bhubaneswar on the day.
Appreciating the parade of OSAP jawans, AP DGP Nanduri Sambasiva Rao also awarded Rs 20,000 to the Team Odisha. Deputy Commandant Narayan Dora and Assistant commandant Bibhuti Bhusan Maharana were present along with the jawans.