New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in the Alirajpur district ofMadhya Pradesh where he will formally inaugurate the fortnight-long celebrations of India`s70th Independence Day from revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad`s birthplace in Madhya Pradesh.
PM Modi said -Kashmir, which we give so much love to, some people there are causing it a lot of harm
-After 70 years of Independence, isn’t it essential that all villages in India get electricity? We still have villages with no electricity
-Many of us were born in a free India. But the freedom fighters got the honour to sacrifice their lives for the nation-But at least we have the honour to live for the nation, even if we didn’t get to die for its freedom
-It is my good fortune to be here, and bow my head at the birthplace of Chandrashekhar Azad
-On 8th Aug, 75 years back, Mahatma Gandhi asked the Britishers to “Quit India”.
The Prime Minister earlier paid homage to the freedom fighter in his native village.
Senior minister Venkaiah Naidu had earlier said all ministers “without exception” will visit the birthplaces of national icons and places associated with India`s independence movement, such as Jallianwala Bagh (Punjab), Chauri Chaura (Uttar Pradesh), Cellular Jail (Andaman islands), Sabarmati Ashram and Dandi (both in Gujarat) etc.
He said the places each minister will visit have been finalised.
The government has planned an elaborate fortnight-long programme, being called `70 Saal Azadi — Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani` (70 years of Independence — Let`s recall the sacrifices) to commemorate the country`s 70th Independence Day.
Naidu said the 15-day event will showcase the plurality and diversity of India through various modes and platforms and incorporating the voices and sentiments of the people.
He had requested all the political parties to participate in the programme.
On August 18, the Rakshabandhan day, all women Union ministers and BJP Mahila Morcha members would tie `rakhis` on the wrists of soldiers deployed in border areas and other places, he said.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah will visit Kakori in Uttar Pradesh where the revolutionaries looted a train carrying government money on August 9, 1925.
Bureau Report
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