On the eve of India’s 70th Independence Day, Prime Minster Narendra Modi addressed the nation at the Red fort in New Delhi. The Prime Minister talked about the sacrifices made during the freedom struggle and hoped to turn the “Swaraj” into a “Surajya” during his speech. He appealed to the entire nation to work towards achieving this goal. Talking about his governance, Modi said that he has done everything he can to cleanse the system of corruption. He added that the government works on transparency. His government sees the expectations of people, unlike the previous UPA regime, which saw a surge of allegations against the, he said. Modi also warned Pakistan against its atrocities in the Balochistan region and accused the neighbour of glorifying terrorism.
Modi kept his stand on providing cleaner and renewable energy to the nation. Modi said that unlike most governments who scrap down the policies of the previous government, the BJP government at the centre has worked with on good policies of the UPA government and implemented them.Modi informed the nation that 4 crore people have got a gas connection in the last 60 weeks, in comparison to the last 60 years where only 14 crore people have availed the facility. PM Modi expressed his pleasure at the “absence” of corruption from coal block auctions. He also said that the government was working to revive the dying post offices in the country.
Following the speech, Twitter saw reactions from all over the country. While some praised the Prime Minister, some criticised his speech saying that he never came out of the campaigning mode.
Crowd sourcing: Have you experienced the dramatic improvements in government
hospitals and railway bookings Modi is talking about? Thanks.
— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) August 15, 2016
Chief Justice of India criticises PM Modi, says he hoped Modi will talk about judges’
appointment in his speech modi-says/56008
— Milind Patil (@ActIndians) August 15, 2016
@narendramodi excellent speech.. proud to be an Indian with PM like Sh. Narendera Modi ji… Jai Hind
— Vivek bhardwaj (@montyvivek86) August 15, 2016
Wish PM Modi used calmer tone 4 Independence Day speech.Aggressive tone OK for election speeches not 4 day requiring honest self assessment
— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) August 15, 2016
Former Minister of External Affairs criticised Modi of bringing Balochistan in his Independence Day speech, saying that Balochistan is not a part of India and the government should be focussing on Kashmir instead of blaming everything on Pakistan.
