Union Home Minister Amit Shah extended warm wishes to the country on the occasion of Independence Day while paying his tributes to the heroes of India’s freedom struggle.
Taking to his official handle on the social media platform X, the Union Minister posted in Hindi, “I wish a very happy Independence Day to all my fellow countrymen. I bow to all the freedom fighters who got us independence.”
सभी को स्वतंत्रता दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ।
देश की आजादी में योगदान देने वाले सभी स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को कोटि-कोटि नमन करता हूँ।
यह दिन हमें स्वतंत्रता के यज्ञ में स्वयं को आहूत करने वाले अमर बलिदानियों के स्वप्न के स्वर्णिम भारत के निर्माण के प्रति हमारे कर्तव्यों का भी स्मरण कराता… pic.twitter.com/7ho41EOBFS
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 15, 2023
He also called on people across communities to contribute to the nation’s unity and prosperity in the ‘Amit Kaal’ (golden era).
“This day also reminds us of our duties towards building a golden India that our freedom fighters dreamt of. Let’s take a solemn pledge to give our best to contribute to the country’s unity and prosperity in this golden era (Amrit Kaal),” the Union Home Minister added in his tweet.
Hoisting the Tricolour with Pride
With the nation echoing with zeal and enthusiasm on the occassion of 77th Independence Day, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hoisted the tricolour at his residence in the National Capital.
Various iconic buildings and monuments in India have been illuminated in the Tricolours lights on the Independence Day. Old Delhi Railway Station, New Delhi Railway Station and India Gate were light-up as city soaks in Independence Day fervour.
Iconic landmarks and monuments across the country were lit up in the colours of the national flag on Independence Day.
Old Delhi Railway Station, New Delhi Railway Station and India Gate were illuminated in the colours of independence as the national capital throbbed with nationalistic fervour.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in marking its 77th Independence Day as he raised the tricolour from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort and also laid floral tributes at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.
This year’s Independence Day will culminate the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, which were launched by the Prime Minister from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on March 12, 2021, and will usher the country into the ‘Amrit Kaal’.
PM Modi has already underlined the Centre’s goal of making India a developed nation by the end of the Amrti Kaal — the centenary year of Indian independence in 2047.
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