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PM Modi addresses the nation on Independence Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the national flag and address the nation from the historic Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the national flag and address the nation from the historic Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday.
The unfurling of the tri-colour will synchronise with the 21 Gun Salute fired by the valiant gunners of the elite 2281 Field Battery (Ceremonial). The ceremonial battery will be commanded by Lieutenant colonel C Sandeep and the Gun Position Officer will be Regiment Havildar Major Kolate Rajesh Shripati.
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After unfurling the national flag, the Prime Minister will address the nation. This is followed by school children and National Cadet Corps (NCC) Cadets singing the national anthem.
This is the Prime Minister's fifth speech after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power in 2014. He will be received by the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (MoS) for defence Dr Subhash Bhamre and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra.
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Seven hundred cadets of the National Cadet Corps drawn from 16 schools of the Delhi Directorate comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force wings are participating in the flag hoisting ceremony this year. (PTI)