INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the Red Fort on 78th Independence Day, in New Delhi on Thursday (PHOTO: PTI)5 min
read Last Updated : Aug 15 2024 | 11:58 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged states to carry out necessary policy
reforms, create land banks, and ensure good governance and rule of law to attract foreign investments
He said, without making any direct reference to anyone or any incident, such people, sunk in their negativity, would lead the country to a
churidar, Modi said the youth of today does not believe in incremental progress, but wishes for a forward leap to achieve new milestones
Noting that students spend lakhs and crores for medical education abroad, the Prime Minister said the government would create 75,000 new
medical seats in the next five years
The PM said the Budget allocated Rs 1 trillion for research and innovation.
Among the attendees at the Red Fort were Union Cabinet
ministers, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and people who had come from across the country
He said his government had strived to ensure saturation of services, such as electricity, water and gas supply and also welfare schemes,
going beyond caste and religious distinctions
His fight against corruption will continue, Modi said
He said the country needed to fight dynastic politics and casteism
youth whose families have no political background into politics from panchayat, municipal corporations, district councils, state Assemblies,
or the Lok Sabha.First Published: Aug 15 2024 | 11:57 PMIST
