New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech from the rampart of historic Red Fort has led to debate in Pakistan, with television channels, journalists and commentators talking about what he said and what he did not say.
Some of the country’s earliest postage stamps also showed August 15 as the date of independence, and it celebrated its first Independence Day on the same day in 1948, according to him. He said the date was later changed following a cabinet meeting in 1948. India’s Independence Day programme placed emphasis on young people and the government’s vision of a developed India by 2047, according to him.
We separated after independence,” he said and contrasted the way the two countries celebrated Independence Day. My dear countrymen, we have been able to curb and free the country from ‘hathariya naxal’ (armed naxal),” PM Modi said. Earlier reporting noted: Following the Red Fort address, Congress slammed PM Modi over the remarks, dismissing his warnings against “dimagi naxals” (ideological Naxals) as hollow political rhetoric.
Altaf described the celebrations as having turned into largely military events. “Our people did not fight the freedom struggle. The Congress fought it. He also pointed to the inclusion of Vande Mataram in this year’s celebrations. Qamar Cheema also raised questions over India’s decision to make Vande Mataram mandatory at government programmes and asked whether the move could be part of preparations for elections.
Earlier reporting noted: “For years, people with Maoist thinking were there in public life, even in government committees; this thinking had affected various institutions and initiatives. Earlier reporting noted: Earlier on Sunday, Congress leader P Chidambaram, pointing at PM Modi’s speech, wrote in a post on X that he was “proud to be a Dimagi Naxal.
