KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the nation from the Red Fort on the occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Rajghat and paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi as the celebrations started. The prime minister then proceeded to the Red Fort where he remembered those who laid their lives for India’s Independence.
PM Modi also applauded the grit and resilience of the country’s frontline workers in fight against Covid-19, which has claimed thousands in the country.
Seventy-three years of independence from the British rule is being celebrated in a subdued manner due to the coronavirus crisis.
More than 1,500 “coronavirus winners” who recovered from the disease, were present at the function in a symbol of the citizens’ determination to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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