Kartavya Path: PM Modi also unveiled a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly-named Kartavya Path - a stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate - today. PM Modi will also unveil a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate.
The revamped Rajpath and Central Vista lawns in the heart of Delhi will be open to the public soon.
The entire stretch has been revamped under the Modi government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project.
'Kartavya Path' will exhibit beautified landscapes, lawns with walkways, added green spaces, refurbished canals, new amenity blocks, improved signages and vending kiosks.
Here are the LIVE updates on inauguration of Kartavya Path:
In last years 8 years, we have taken so many decisions one after the other on the ideals and dreams of Netaji, Prime Minister Modi said.
Netaji Subhash was the first 'Pradhan' of 'Akhand Bharat' who liberated Andaman even before 1947, the Prime Minister added.
On this occasion, I would like to express special gratitude to those workers who have not only made the path of duty but have also shown the country the Kartavya Path, the Prime Minister said.
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Was A Great Man: PM Modi
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was a great man who was beyond the challenges of position and resources. The whole world considered his as a 'Neta', Prime Minister Modi said.
He had courage and self-respect, he had vision and ideals, Prime Minister added.
The Rajpath was for the British Raj, to whom the people of India were slaves. The spirit of Rajpath was also a symbol of slavery, its structure was also a symbol of slavery, Prime Minister said.
Today its architecture has also changed, and its spirit has also changed, he added.
Prime Minister Modi said, today a huge statue of our national leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has also been installed near India Gate. At the time of slavery, there was a statue of the representative of the British Raj.
Today the country has also established the life of a modern, strong India by installing the statue of Netaji at the same place
Talking about Kartaya Path, Prime Minister Modi said, Kingsway, the symbol of slavery, has become a matter of history from today, has been erased forever. Today a new history has been created in the form of Kartavya Path..
I congratulate all the countrymen for their freedom from yet another identity of slavery, in this nectar of independence, he said.
Prime Minister Modi said in the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, the country has got a new inspiration, new energy has got today.
Today we are filling the picture of tomorrow, leaving behind the past, adding new colors to the picture of tomorrow, he added.
PM Modi speaks at inauguration of Kartavya Path
PM Modi interacts with people who worked at the Central Vista project after unveiling the grand statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate.
PM Modi unveils Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grand statue at India Gate, pays tributes to him.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate a stretch of the redeveloped Central Vista from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate that's been renamed from Rajpath to Kartavya Path. He will also unveil a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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Soon after Independence, Kingsway was renamed to Rajpath and Queensway running perpendicular to it was rechristened as Janpath.
Now, Rajpath has been renamed as Kartavya Path and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate the newly-christened stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate as part of the revamped Central Vista Avenue.
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