PM Narendra Modi at the Red Fort in Delhi on 70th Independence Day. (AFP Photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation this morning from the historic Red Fort on the country's 70th Independence Day.
Here are his top 10 quotes
Today our resolve is to turn the Swaraj (Self-Rule) into Su-Rajya (Good governance). Surajya means a qualitative and positive change in the lives of the citizens of India.
We remember Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Pandit Nehru, countless people who sacrificed their lives so that we attained Swaraj.
I can give you a long list of what we have done. But if I tell you everything, I'll have to speak from here for a week. That's why I will speak not only of Neeti (policy) but of Niyat (Intent).
From Ved to Vivekanand, from Mohan (Lord Krishna) to Mohan (Mahatma Gandhi), from Mahabharat's Bhim to Bhim Rao (Ambedkar) we have a long legacy.
It's sad that when a place can be reached in only 3 hours, it has taken 70 years to take electricity to these villages.
Want to change situation where people are scared of Income Tax authorities.
Under the previous government, inflation had crossed 10 per cent. Under our efforts, we have not let it go above 6 per cent.
Economic progress is not the only measure of an empowered society. A strong society is built on social justice.
Our mantra is reform, perform, transform.
Many innocents were killed in Peshawar terrorist attack, but there were tears in everyone's eyes in Parliament here. That is the nature of India.
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