New Delhi: Patriotic enthusiasm held the country on the 71st Independence Day on Tuesday as people from crosswise over states and Union territories met up to praise the event.
The uncommon day was likewise celebrated in Indian international embassies around the globe like Washington, Frankfurt, Turkey, Qatar, Kathmandu, Atlanta, Colombo, and Yangon.
The official Twitter handle of Ministry of External Affairs posted the accompanying pictures:
Meanwhile, as chief ministers hoisted the tricolour amid tight security in the country, they announced development programmes, flagged challenges confronting them
Then again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today connected with strife-hit Kashmiris, saying misuse and shots won't resolve their issues however grasping them will, as he commended his administration's financial changes in a colossal Independence Day discourse.
In a 56-minute discourse, the briefest of the four times he has tended to the country, he likewise censured the individuals who turn to brutality for the sake of religion, including that casteism and communalism resemble harm.
Wearing his trademark half-sleeves kurta, churidar pajama and a Rajasthani headgear, PM Modi talked from the bulwarks of the Red Fort to a large number of observers including schoolchildren dressed like Lord Krishna, and crores of TV crowd watching the live broadcast of his discourse the country over.
Be that as it may, a large portion of his discourse was committed to the economy as he brought up the different changes completed by his legislature, including demonetisation, the execution of GST and the crackdown on dark cash.
Alluding to late occurrences of regular catastrophes in different parts of the nation as likewise demise of youngsters at a state-run doctor's facility in Uttar Pradesh, he said sensitivities of the whole country are with the influenced families.
(With PTI inputs)