New Delhi, 15 August 2018, Prime Minster, Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day. Following are the highlights from his speech:
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Today, the country is full of self-confidence. The country is scaling new heights by working extremely hard with a resolve to scale new heights.
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We have been celebrating this festival of independence, at a time when our daughters from states of Uttarakhand, Himachal, Manipur, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have come back after circumnavigating the seven seas. They have come back amongst us by (unfurling tricolour in seven seas) turning the seven seas into the colour of our Tricolor.
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Our young tribal children, those who live in our forests in the far-flung areas, they have enhanced the glory of the tri-colour by unfurling it on the Mount Everest.
Whether it is a Dalit or be it someone who has been persecuted or exploited or be it a deprived person or women, our Parliament has made the social justice even morestronger with all the sensitivity and alertness to protect their interests.
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The demand to give constitutional status to the OBC commission had been raised for years. This time our Parliament has made an effort to protect the interests of backward classes, interests of the extremely backward classes by according the constitutional status to the OBC commission.
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I want to reassure the people who have lost their loved ones and are facing a lot of distress due to floods that the country is with them and is making complete efforts for helping them out. My heartfelt condolences are with those who have lost their loved ones.
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The next year will mark 100 years of the Jalliwanwallahbagh massacre. The masses had sacrificed their lives for the country’s freedom; and the exploitation had crossed all limits. The Jalliwanwallahbagh incident inspires us of the sacrifices made by those brave hearts. I salute all those brave hearts from the bottom of my heart.
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India has become the sixth largest economy of the world.
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Today I salute those brave freedom fighters from the core of my heart on behalf of my countrymen. Our soldiers, the para-military forces and the Police are laying down their lives and are in service of the people of the country day in and day out for maintaining the splendour and dignity of the National flag, the tricolour.
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After independence, an highly inclusive constitution was drafted under the leadership of Baba SahebAmbedkar. It came with the resolve of making a new India.
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India should be self-reliant, strong, always on the path of sustainable development. There should not only be a credence for India, but we also want that India should be effective in the world, we make India like that.
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When dreams, hard work and aspirations of 125 crores people come together, what can’t be achieved?
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125 crores Indian did not just stop at forming the government in 2014, instead, they continuously strived to make the country better. This is the strength of India.
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After independence the country is buying largest numbers of airplanes.
The new IIMs, IITs and AIIMS are being established in the country.
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The mission of Skill Development is being encouraged by establishing new centres in small places.
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Start-up programmes have mushroomed in Tier II and Tier III cities.
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Efforts are in progress to compile a ‘common sign’ dictionary for disable persons.
Earlier India was awaiting membership of various international organisations. Now innumerable institutions have come forward to give membership to India. India has become a hope for all the other countries as far as global warming is concerned. International solar alliance is being welcomed throughout the world.
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Today we see a magnificent impression of North East in the field of sports.
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The last village in the North East has been electrified.
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We are getting progressive news about highways, railways, airways, waterways and information ways (I-ways) from North East.
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Our youths from the North East are establishing BPO in their areas.
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The North East region has turned to be a hub of organic farming. Sports university is being set up in North East.
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There was a time when North East felt distant from Delhi but within last four years we have succeeded to get Delhi to the threshold of North East.
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