During his 80-minute long speech at the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day, P.M Narendra Modi has made a number of key points touching on various issues. Here are five major points from his speech that you need to know.
Permanent Commission for women in armed forces
PM Narendra Modi announced that women recruited through Short Service Commission will be given the status of permanent commission like their male counterparts. “We need to overpower the forces that hinder the growth of women. For us, the law of the land is supreme,” he said.
How Money Was Prevented From Falling into Wrong Hands
PM Narendra Modi said that by the steps taken to curb black money and corruption legal money was saved. “We have saved ?90,000 crore from falling into wrong hands.” “The honest taxpayer of India has a major role in the progress of the nation. It is due to them that so many people are fed
Taking Delhi Closer to the Doorsteps of Northeast
PM Narendra Modi said, “There was a time when citizens from the Northeast thought Delhi was too far away. We took Delhi to their doorstep.” “There are news of sportspersons coming out of northeastern states. The Northeast is developing into a hub of change,”
This is What Ruined Our Nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech that the country “will not forgive the corrupt and those who have black money”. He added that such people have “ruined the nation”. He also said that it is due to the “honest taxpayer” that “so many people are fed, and the lives of the poor are transformed.”
The Mentality From Which Nation is to be freed
PM Narendra Modi said, “We have to free our society and country from this disgusting mentality of rape.” Citing the example of a rapist who was awarded death penalty by a Madhya Pradesh fast-track court, PM Modi asserted, “We should spread this news and make people aware.no one can take the law into their hands.”
Sending Man to Space
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised India’s scientists “India is proud of our scientists, who are excelling in their research and are at the forefront of innovation,” he said. He also announced that India will send an Indian citizen to space through an Indian spacecraft by 2022.
From Fragile Five to a Land of Reformation
PM Modi said that India was earlier seen among the fragile five economies of the world. He added, “India is now the land of reform, perform and transform”. He further said that India’s voice is being heard effectively on the world stage now.
