Independence Day Speech 2019 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation today on the occasion of the 73rd year of India’s Independence from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi after hoisting the Tricolour.
This will be the prime minister’s first Independence Day address to the nation after he returned to power with a thumping majority in the recently-concluded general elections to Lok Sabha.
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The prime minister’s speech and the proceedings from the Red Fort will be broadcast live on television as well as streamed live on the Internet.
The Independence Day of India, which is celebrated religiously throughout the Country on the 15th of August every year, holds tremendous ground in the list of national days, since it reminds every Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of deliverance from the clutches of British colonialism of more than 200 years. It was on 15th August 1947 that India was declared independent from British colonialism, and the reins of control were handed over to the leaders of the Country. India’s gaining of independence was a tryst with destiny, as the struggle for freedom was a long and tiresome one, witnessing the sacrifices of many freedom fighters, who laid down their lives on the line.
Students run as they hold the Tricolour in a paddy field, ahead of the 73rd Independence Day celebrations at a village in Birbhum district. (Image: PTI)Indian police personnel participate in a rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations at the ancient Golconda fort in Hyderabad. (Image: AP)Contingents of armed police forces participate in the full dress rehearsal for the Independence Day parade at Fort St. George in Chennai. (Image: PTI)The Tricolour is hoisted during the full dress rehearsals for the 73rd Independence Day function at the historic Red Fort, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)Army soldiers march during the full dress rehearsals for the 73rd Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)The marching contingent of police force during the full dress rehearsal for the 73rd Independence Day parade, at Ridge in Shimla. (Image: PTI)Members of the all-women SWAT team stand guard during full dress rehearsals for the 73rd Independence Day function at the historic Red Fort, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)A tailor stitches the Indian national flag ahead of the Independence Day, in Ranchi. (Image: PTI)Indian police personnel participate in a rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations at the ancient Golconda fort in Hyderabad. (Image: AP)Indian Map with mini tri-colored canvases in an attempt to create a Limca Book of Record for the largest such map, ahead of Independence Day celebrations in Navi Mumbai. (Image: PTI)
