Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the nation to strive towards becoming a developed country by 2047, drawing a parallel to the collective effort that led to India’s independence.
The Prime Minister said that if 40 crore Indians could achieve independence from colonial rule, then 140 crore Indians today have the potential to overcome challenges and realise the vision of a developed India by 2047 through a collective efforts.
“Slavery was a long struggle, it was a strategy to break Indians. Even then 40 crore Indians showed unity towards one dream of Independence, there was one quote “Vande Mataram”. Only 40 crore people broke the shackles of slavery. We have the same blood. Today we are 140 crore Indians. If 40 crores could get independence, then 140 crore Indians can tackle any challenge if we are united. We can achieve the target of “Viksit Bharat by 2047”. If 40 crore Indians could get independence, we we can have a developed India by 2047,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ are not mere words but they are reflection of resolve and dreams of 140 crore people. People’s suggestions for Viksit Bharat include governance reforms, speedy justice delivery system, promoting traditional medicines, PM said at Red Fort.
People have given many suggestions to make India developed by 2047, including making nation manufacturing hub, seed capital, he added.
PM Modi delivered his longest Independence Day speech at 98 minutes as he addressed the country from the ramparts of historic Red Fort. The 78th Independence Day speech was also the longest by any prime minister in India’s history.
On the 78th Independence Day, Modi also became the prime minister to hoist the tricolour on Independence Day and deliver a speech for the third highest time.
Modi delivered his first Independence Day speech in 2014, which lasted for 65 minutes.
His speech in 2015 lasted for about 88 minutes. This was Modi’s 11th address as PM and his first after taking charge for a third term.
In 2018, Modi addressed from the ramparts of the Red Fort for 83 minutes. Subsequently, in 2019, he spoke for nearly 92 minutes, which was his second-longest to date.
In 2020 Modi’s I-day address lasted for 90 minutes.
His Independence Day speech in 2021 lasted 88 minutes and in 2022 he spoke for about 74 minutes.
Last year, Modi’s speech was 90 minutes long.
Before Modi, Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947 and IK Gujral in 1997 had the longest speeches at 72 and 71 minutes, respectively.
Nehru and Indira also gave the shortest speeches on record at 14 minutes in 1954 and 1966, respectively.
Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee also gave some of the shortest Independence Day speeches from the Red Fort.
Singh’s speeches in 2012 and 2013 lasted only 32 and 35 minutes, respectively. Vajpayee’s speeches in 2002 and 2003 were even shorter at 25 and 30 minutes.
With inputs from agencies.
Link to article –
If 40 cr can make India independent, 140 cr can make it a developed country: PM Modi
