Independence Day 2021: Read top 10 quotes from PM Modi's address
It was for the eighth consecutive time that Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation as the Prime Minister of India from the ramparts of the Red Fort to mark the 75th Independence Day.
This year, Prime Minister Modi gave a call for “Sabka Prayas (everyone’s effort)” and lauded the Olympians who represented the nation in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He extended his appreciation towards doctors, nurses and medical staff, who worked and are still working tirelessly to save the nation amid the Covid 19 pandemic outbreak.
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Here are top 10 quotes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort to mark the 75th Independence Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the athletes who won medals during the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He said, “The athletes who have made us proud at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are here among us today. I urge the nation to applaud their achievement today. They have not only won our hearts, but also inspired future generations. Olympians have brought glory to the nation, everyone must honor our sportsmen.”
PM Modi shared a blueprint for 100 years of Independence and expressed hope to build a country with minimum government interference. The Prime Minister said, “Our aim is to build India where there is minimum government interference. We have to ensure we meet our goal of building Aatmanirbhar Bharat when we celebrate 100 years of India's Independence.”
He appreciated the efforts of doctors, nurses, medical staff and scientists. “Our doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, sanitation workers, scientists, who were developing vaccines, during Covid-19, deserve our appreciation,” he said adding, “Indians have fought this battle of Covid with a lot of patience. We had many challenges, but we worked with extraordinary pace in every area. It's a result of the strength of our industrialists & scientists, that today India doesn't need to depend on any other nation for vaccines.”
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PM Modi expressed happiness about the largest Covid 19 vaccination programme. He said, “We can proudly say that the largest vaccination programme is being run in India today. More than 54 crore people have been inoculated so far.”
On the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, he said, “The development of J&K is visible on the ground. A delimitation commission has been constituted in Jammu and Kashmir and preparations are on for the Assembly elections in the future.”
During the address on the 75th Independence Day, the Prime Minister further highlighted the nation’s goal towards development. “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayaas' is very important for the achievement of all our goals,” he added.
The Prime Minister shared the achievement of schemes released by the government. “Benefits of many schemes that started in the last seven years have reached the doorsteps of crores of poor. From Ujjwala to Ayushman Bharat, the poor of the nation knows the strength of these schemes. Today, government schemes have picked up pace & are reaching their goals,” he added.
PM Modi announced that the government is planning to launch the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti master plan. He said, “The Rs 100-crore project will create jobs and new opportunities. The Gati Shakti project will break down silos, roadblocks in India's development path and would give the country's infrastructure and transport a holistic development.”
He mentioned farmers and said, “In the coming years, we will have to increase the collective power of the small farmers of the country. We have to give them new facilities. They must become the country's pride.”
Prime Minister also highlighted the pain and suffering during the patrician and (once again) announced the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. “We have taken a decision to observe August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, to honor the pain and sufferings faced by the people of India during the partition,” said PM Narendra Modi.
-PTC News with inputs from agencies
