‘There is no place for communalism or casteism’: Top 10 quotes from PM Modi’s Independence Day speech

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Known for his catch phrases during his speech, this time Prime Minister Modi began his speech praising ‘Team India’ and said his government’s focus will be on giving India’s entrepreneurial culture a major boost with “Start Up India, Stand Up India.”

Here are the top 10 quotes from the Prime Minister’s speech:

– I assure the servicemen and I am saying it under the Tricolour from the Red Fort – we have accepted OROP. Some talks are still on. The way the talks are going on I am expecting something positive.

– We are looking at systems for enabling start-ups. We must be Number 1 in start-ups. ‘Start-up India’ & ‘Stand up India’. Every bank should ensure that its every branch gives loans for start ups to at least one Dalit or tribal.

– If there is something that has touched every person, it is the movement towards cleanliness.

– When the illness is dangerous, an injection is given, there could be side effects. But this is the cure (PM on black money)

– Nobody wants to remain poor. Those who are poor want to move away from poverty. That is why, all our programmes must be for the poor.

– This is Team India, a team of 125 crore Indians. This is the Team that makes the Nation and takes our Nation to new heights.

– Be it casteism or communalism there is no place for them. In no way can they be tolerated.

– Even after so many decades of Independence there are 18,500 villages in India which do not have electricity. In the next 1000 days, we will attempt to provide electricity in each and every village.

– I want to reaffirm that this nation will get rid of corruption….we have to start from the top. Corruption is like a termite, it spreads slowly, reaches everywhere but it can be beaten with timely injections.

– The biggest brand ambassadors of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan are the 5-10 year olds, who have taken part in this campaign enthusiastically.