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PM Modi addressing the nation. (Image: ANI)
This year’s celebration marks the 11th time PM Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day, making him the third Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi to achieve this milestone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the Centre’s zero-tolerance policy against corruption and said he had opened a war front against corruption.
While addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day, PM Modi told the countrymen, “I want to instil fear in the minds of the corrupt so that they cannot have the courage to cheat the common man.”
In a veiled attack against the Opposition, PM Modi said, “Our country has overcome an entire regime of corruption. There have been personalised attacks on me, but my prestige is not more important than the cause of this nation.”
He added, “There are some in this country, who are still encouraging corruption and singing, praises of corruption and the corrupt. Zero tolerance towards corruption is the only way to eradicate corruption.”
PM Modi was warmly welcomed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other dignitaries. The Prime Minister was pictured dressed in a white kurta and blue attire and a traditional multi-colour safa.
This year’s celebration marks the 11th time PM Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day, making him the third Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi to achieve this milestone. The theme for this year’s Independence Day is ‘Viksit Bharat @ 2047,’ aiming to drive the Government’s efforts to transform India into a developed nation by 2047.
