72nd Independence Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Speech At Red Fort

PM Modi speaks on 72nd Independence Day at Red Fort in Delhi.

Highlights

By 2022...India will send son or daughter to space with national flag
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan will be launched on September 25
Women officers in short service will get chance for permanent commission

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day, his fifth and final speech before the general elections next year. Before his speech, PM Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. He unfurled the national flag, which was followed by the national anthem. PM Modi said the country is filled with confidence and is scaling new heights. "We are celebrating the 72nd Independence Day in a positive atmosphere. Our daughters have crossed seven seas and coloured the seas in the colours of our flag," PM Modi said. In his speech, PM Modi said that when an Indian goes anywhere, all countries of the world welcome them. The power of the Indian passport has increased. "We want to progress more and there is no question of stopping or getting tired on the way," he added.

Here are top 10 quotes from PM Modi's speech on 72nd Independence Day:

We are celebrating this Independence Day when every Indian anywhere in the world is proud that India is the sixth biggest economy in the world today. India used to be counted in the 'Fragile Five' in the world. But today, India is a multi-billion dollar investment. The narrative changed.
The recently concluded Parliament session was one devoted to social justice. The Parliament session witnessed the passage of the Bill to create an Other Backward Class (OBC) Commission.
When 1.25 billion dreams go towards a goal, there's nothing that cannot happen. In 2014, the people of the country did not just stop at forming a government. They got together for nation-building and they will keep at it.
Businesses used to talk about red tape, now they talk about red carpet. They used to talk about policy paralysis, today they talk about reform, perform, transform.
By 2022, when India completes 75 years of independence, India will send a son or daughter to the space with the national flag in hand. With this, India will become the fourth nation to send a human to the space.
A mega healthcare scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan will be launched on September 25 this year, on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay. It is high time we ensure that the poor of the country get access to good quality and affordable healthcare.
Women officers commissioned in short service (SSC) will get opportunity for permanent commission like their male counterparts.
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, the lives of the poor are transformed.
We have to free our society and country from this demonic mentality of rape. Recently in Madhya Pradesh a rapist was hanged by the fast-track court. We should spread this news and make people aware. Rule of law is supreme and no one can take law in their hands.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee showed us the way for Jammu and Kashmir: Insaniyat, Jamhooriyat, Kashmiriyat. We want to go ahead on that road. Not by bullets and abuse, we want to embrace the patriotic people of Kashmir.