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Modi delivers 13th consecutive Independence Day speech from Red Fort
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hoisted the National Flag at the Red Fort and delivered his 13th consecutive Independence Day speech, becoming the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to reach…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hoisted the National Flag at the Red Fort and delivered his 13th consecutive Independence Day speech, becoming the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to reach the milestone, The Times of India reports. Nehru delivered 17 consecutive speeches between 1947 and 1963, while Modi surpassed Indira Gandhi’s tally of 11.
India marked its 80th Independence Day with ceremonies centred on ‘Yuva Shakti for Viksit Bharat@2047’ and 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’. The National Song was performed at the Red Fort for the first time. The Hindu reported that more than 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in Delhi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said constitutional values and democratic institutions had faced serious challenges over the past decade.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest narratives will either present the ceremony as proof that India is already on the road to developed-country status or dismiss it as pageantry without substance. Both avoid the harder test. A long run of speeches is a record, not a policy result, while Kharge’s criticism needs evidence beyond political messaging. The useful yardsticks are jobs, household incomes, institutional trust and delivery against the 2047 goals. What measurable targets will the government publish next year?.
Sources (5): ndtv.com, ndtvprofit.com, thehindu.com, ndtvprofit.com (2), timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
