By IANS Oct 21, 2018 11:52:50 AM IST (Updated)
Traditionally, the Prime Minister hoists the national flag at the Red Fort on Independence Day, and in a first he did so on Sunday because soldiers of the Indian National Army faced trails by the British at Red Fort.
In a lengthy speech invoking valour and recalling the contribution of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in the freedom movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that his government was committed to taking "big and bold" decisions and that the Indian Army was being modernised as per the dreams of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Modi said that "even 75 years after Independence, Netaji's dreams have not been fulfilled".
"India has marched several steps ahead but it is still yet to reach new heights. To achieve this goal, we are going ahead with the vision of a new india, a new India which was imagined by Bose, at a time when destructive forces were attacking us," the Prime Minister said during his speech at the Police Commemoration Day.