Delivering a speech from the Red Fort on India’s 70th Independence Day, Modi also congratulated the courage of the people in Balochistan and Gilgit, where Pakistani forces have been accused of using excessive force.
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Commenting on the 70 years of post independence journey of India Modi said that there was a need to change India’s objective from Self governance to good governance. While every telecom company in the world flourished, BSNL used to run in losses.
“Now we give refunds online and it is given in weeks”, he said. Celebrating Pakistan’s Independence Day at its embassy on Sunday in the national capital, Basit said, “As far as the relation of Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, we dedicate this year’s Independence Day to Kashmir’s freedom”.
Zehri made the remarks yesterday after Modi, during an all-party meeting on the Kashmir situation last week, had said the time had come to expose the atrocities committed “by our neighbouring nation” in Balochistan and the areas of Jammu and Kashmir under its illegal occupation.
On energy, the Prime Minister said, renewable sources were his government’s focus, notably solar and wind.
Pakistan celebrated Independence Day on Sunday, and tens of thousands of Kashmiris on the Indian side rallied and hoisted Pakistani flags and chanted “Long Live Pakistan” and “Go India, go back”.
Prime Minister said, a grateful nation today remembers Mahatma Gandhi, Bhimrao Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Pandit Nehru and countless people who sacrificed their lives to attain Swarajya. “More than my government’s work, I want to talk about our government’s work culture”. There was a time when getting a passport was a tedious process and needed strong references.
“For Surajya, you also need good governance”. “When my government took over, inflation rate was plus 10%. We did not let it rise above 6%”, he said. “This is the dream of 125 crore Indians”. “In such a short time we have built two crore toilets so that now more than 70,000 villages are open-defecation free”, he said.
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“The government and people of Balochistan vehemently reject Modi’s statement on the situation in the province”, Zehri said. “Reform, perform transform, that has been our refrain, that’s how we work and now you can see he effects”, he said.
