New Delhi. On Saturday, on the 80th anniversary of independence, PM Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag on the ramparts of the Red Fort. He addressed the nation from the Red Fort for the 13th time as PM. In his address, PM Modi enumerated the achievements of the country in the last 12 years. Besides raising different issues, he also targeted the elements creating fear in the country. PM Modi announced that 5 nuclear reactors will be built in India. He also told about the roadmap for the next 5 to 7 years and talked about the participation of youth in it. PM Narendra Modi also said in his address that people with Naxalite ideology are bent upon spreading anarchy. He said that they will have to be isolated.
#WATCH | Delhi: From the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “I have emphasized that energy security is crucial for us to channel our full energy towards alternative sources; consequently, while optimizing energy usage, India is rapidly moving in this… pic.twitter.com/izqCLIkPzl
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PM Modi said in his address that he had not even thought that we would have to face some problems. He said that in the last 12 years, the world has faced an epidemic like Corona which is worrying. After Corona, there was an atmosphere of tension somewhere in Ukraine and somewhere in West Asia. PM Modi said that some people just enjoy scaring the country. Corona vaccine will not be available, this will not happen, petrol will not be available at the petrol pump, gas will not be available, diesel will not be available, fertilizer will not be available. Such people were enjoying scaring the country, but the country saw that the way we carried forward the schemes with the mantra of 'Nagrik Devo Bhava', the country did not face any problem. Petrol, diesel and gas are available in the country.
#WATCH | Delhi: From the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “For the past 10-12 years, we have been continuously striving to achieve the goal of 2047, successfully reaching one milestone after another. We had not even imagined that we would have to face… pic.twitter.com/afeOCz9ZTK
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PM Modi announced from the Red Fort that 5 new nuclear reactors will be built in India. He said that today the country has to depend on crude oil. This is because of our wrong thinking. PM Modi said that we have declared 99 percent of the beach area as no go area. Decided not to go into the sea and search for oil and gas. He said that my government has opened 99 percent of the no-go areas. Samudra Manthan was announced for exploration of oil and gas and recently it was taken forward by allocating Rs 85,000 crore. PM Modi said that India is busy securing itself in the matter of critical minerals. Many countries are counting on us. Energy security is the demand of the world. The necessary means for this is nuclear energy. PM Modi said that the strength shown by the countrymen in the last 10-12 years is a part of self-reliant India. One-fourth has passed, now we have to achieve the target. He said that the work which was not done in the last five decades, took 5 to 7 years to do.