New Delhi: “I Invoke Team India to run for a New India by 2022. By then the poor shall have concrete houses, the farmer shall double his income, youths and
women will get ample opportunities, an India free of casteism, terrorism, corruption, nepotism, a clean India,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing
the nation on the 71st Independence Day on Tuesday.
PM Modi spoke on a plethora of issues concerning the nation on the occasion, said media reports. He spoke extensively on topics ranging from mob violence to the
ongoing issue of Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to an energetic crowd, PM Modi instilled hope in many saying that a new hope had replaced the prevalent
hopelessness.
“The usual attitude of ‘chalta hai, theek hai, chalne do’ (complacency) has been replaced and a new chapter has begun,” said PM Modi.
Addressing the nation from the Red Fort, Modi warned those indulging in mob violence, saying attacks in the name of “aastha” (faith) was not something to be
happy about and won’t be accepted.
In a 56-minute speech, his fourth from the Red Fort, Modi touched upon various topics including demonetisation, black money and corruption and promised to take
India ahead “with greater speed”. He hoped the campaign against Triple Talaq would succeed.
Immediately after the prime minister finished his address, Congress accused him of making false promises. The Congress leadership hoped that rather than making
empty promises, PM Modi should have given an account of the promises that had been fulfilled in the past three years.
On the eve of Independence Day, the party also hoped that Modi would talk about the state of the economy, the sharp decline in investment and loss of jobs in the
country.
