Upcoming G-20 summit gilds Independence Day celebrations
The HinduThousands flocked to the Red Fort on a humid but breezy Tuesday morning as Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his tenth consecutive address to the nation on India’s 77th Independence Day. Unfurling the tricolour After paying his tributes at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial at Rajghat, Mr. Modi reached Red Fort at around 7:18 a.m. A combined Inter-Services and Delhi Police Guard presented him with a general salute, following which the PM inspected the guard of honour contingent, comprising one officer and 25 personnel each from the Indian Army, the Air Force and the Delhi Police, and one officer and 24 personnel from the Indian Navy. Heightened security Multiple security agencies made heavy arrangements to guard the Red Fort venue, the multiple routes leading to it, and the entire national capital. While feelings of pride and ‘josh’ were felt across the enclosures of Red Fort as Mr. Modi spoke for over 80 minutes, his fourth longest Independence Day address, the extreme glare of the sun also wearied many citizens attending the function.
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