INDIA AT 71 | 10 top quotes by PM Modi in his Independence Day speech

On the occasion of India's 72nd Independence day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech at the Red Fort in front a cheering crowd. He started off his speech by praising the women of the country, who are making the country proud overseas. He further spoke about implementing Project Gaganyaan , India's first manned space mission, by 2022, and also criticized the previous government for their failures.

Here are the 10 most important points from his hour-long speech.

1. "Ek Surya ugaana hai, Ambar se uucha jaana hai, Ek Bharat naya banana hai. Vande Mataram": PM Modi ended his speech by stating that he wants the country to go beyond the skies, and wants to build a New India. Recently, India overtook France to become the sixth-largest economy in the world. And Modi stated that he wants to improve and take India to new heights.

2. "Agle varsh Baisakhi par Jalianwala Bagh narasahar ke 100 varsh hone ja rahe hai. Mai is naransahar mai shaheed huye deshvasio ko yaad karte huye unhe vinamr shradhanjali deta hu": PM Modi paid his tributes to all those people who lost their lives in the Jalianwala Bagh massacre, which will complete it's 100-year anniversary on Baisakhi in 2019. The unfortunate event, which took place on April 13, 1919, resulted in the death of around 1000, and further grave injuries to around 1500 citizens.
 

3. "2014 se ab tak main anubhav kar raha hu ki 1.25 crore deshwasi sirf sarkar banakar ruke nahi. Vo desh banane mai jute hai": PM Modi stated that the people of the country, who voted him and BJP-led NDA to power in 2014, weren't just making a government for five years, but were aiming to make India as one. In the 2014 election, Modi's party won convincingly, ending a 10-year regime of Congress.

4. "Jis raftaar se 2013 mai gaavon tak optical fiber pahunchane ka kaam chal raha tha, us raftaar se deskh ke har gaanv ko optical fiber se jodne mai kai peedian guzar jaati": Taking a dig at the previous government, PM Modi said that the pace at which the Congress-led UPA were connecting optical fiber in the country, it would have taken them decades to do so. He further went on to state that the government which ruled in 2013 would have taken years and years before developing the country.

5. "13 crore mudra loan, usme bhi 4 crore logo ne pehli bar loan liya hai. Ye apne aap mai badalte huye hindustan ki gavahi deta hai.": PM Modi put special emphasis on Mudra loans, claiming the numbers show the development of the country.
 

6. "Aaj mera saubhagya hai ki is paavan avsar par mujhe desh ko ek aur khushkhabri dene ka avsar mila hai. Saal 2022 tak, yani aazadi ki 75th varsh mai aur sambhav hua to usse pehle hi, bharat antariskh mai tiranga lehrayega.": PM Modi announced a special gift for the country on the 72nd Independence Day. He stated that his government will try to implement Project Gaganyaan , India's first manned space mission, by 2022 or before.

7. "Jammu-Kashmir ke liye Atal ji ka agyaan tha - insaniyat, kashmiriyat, jammuriyat. Maine bhi kaha hai, Jammu-Kashmir ki har samasya ka samadhan gale lagakar hi kia ja sakta hai. Hamari sarkar Jammu Kashmir ke sabhi shetro aur sabhi vargo ke vikas ke liye pratibadh hai.": PM Modi mentioned former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's stance on Jammu & Kashmir, which was 'Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat and Jammuriyat'. Taking cue from his words, Modi stated that all the problems of J&K can be solved through hugs, and not abuses and guns.

8. "Har bhartiya ke pas apna ghar ho. Har Bhartiya ke pas bijli connection ho. Har Bhartiya ke pas rasoi dhua ho. Har Bhartiya ke pas paani ho.": PM stated that every Indian should have a house, electricity, clean water and clean energy. 
 

9. "Apne mann mai ek lakshya liye manzil apni pratyaksh liye ham tod rahe hai zanjeere, ham badal rahe hai tasveere. Ye navyug hai, navbharat hai. Khud likhenge apni takdeere.": PM stated that every citizen of the country has only aim - to make India great. The Indian citizens will write their own destiny and create their own image.

10. "Mai besabra hu, kyuki jo desh hamse aage nikal chuke hai, hame unse bhi aage jana hai. Mai bechen hu, hamare bacho ke vikas mai badha bane corruption se desh ko mukt karane ke liye. Mai vyaakul hu desh ke har gareeb tak samuchit pahunchane ke liye, taki vo bimari se lad sake.": PM Modi stated that he wants to get rid of corruption, and provide health facilities and education to all the kids in the country, so that they can overtake the countries who have gone past India.