Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort urged the citizens of India to pledge to “remove misogyny from our lives” and asked the youth to dedicate the next 25 years of their lives to the country.
Modi said that everyone must respect women and inculcate pride about “nari shakti” (women power). “A distortion has crept in our conduct and we at times insult women, can we take (a) pledge to get rid of this in our behaviour?
“I have one request for every Indian. Can we change the mentality towards our women in everyday life? Pride of ‘nari shakti’ will play a vital role in fulfilling the dreams of India; it is an important pillar for India’s growth,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi said the youth must take pledges to achieve a few goals by 2047. “We must have a goal of developing India, removing any sign of servility, inculcating pride in our heritage, bolstering unity and fulfilling our duties,” he said.
“By the 100th year of Independence, we have to work with the vision of accomplishing what our freedom fighters dreamt of,” he added.
Published 15 August 2022, 17:13 IST