"We can and we must do this together. The government has a leading role but not the sole role. Let us use the government’s programmes and projects to further our own efforts. Let us make that sense of ownership our motivation. With those words, I once again wish you and your families all the best for Independence Day and best wishes for a bright future. Thank you. Jai Hind," said President Kovind, as he concluded his speech.
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The broadcast of the address in Hindi and English will be followed by broadcast in regional channels of Doordarshan, the statement said.
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We should take help of Yoga to maintain personal health and technology to make progress, says President Kovind.
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Universal access to electricity, homelessness, open defecation and poverty are important challenges ahead of India, should not let meaningless debates misguide us, says President Kovind.
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"Every Indian doing their job sincerely, is upholding the values of India's freedom, says President Kovind.
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Facilitating start ups by women entreprenuers important for upholding India's independence, says President Kovind.
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"Each one of us, can contribute in manner of freedom fighters. Our farmers grow food for tens of thousands of fellow citizen," says President Kovind.
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President Ram Nath Kovind urged all Indian to make full use of government schemes and programmes and made a call to all Indians to come together and move ahead and take the country to greater heights.
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"I urge all the students of India to spend at least 20 days in the rural areas of the country. I feel a sense of great excitement seeing the youth of India. The purpose of education is not just to get a degree, but to enrich humanity," said President Kovind.
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Mahatma Gandhi is respected worldwide, his message of non-violence very important, says President Kovind.
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Gram Swaraj Yojana Playing Key Role in the Lives of Farmers in India, Says President Ram Nath Kovind
Gram Swaraj Yojana playing key role in the lives of farmers in India, says President Ram Nath Kovind.
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15 August is sacred for every Indian. Our tricolour is a representation of our nation. Independence of India was a result of the sacrifice of freedom fighters and ancestors: President Ram Nath Kovind in his address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day. Check the tweet below:
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The President said that the youth contributed hugely to the freedom movement and added that it is youth who shape a nation.
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The President, said that empowerment of women is very important to realise full Independence.
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Talking about freedom, President Kovind said that the Indian definition of freedom or self-rule is very exhaustive.
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President Ram Nath Kovind, in his Independence Day Address to the nation, congratulated all the Indians living in India and abroad, on the eve of 72nd Independence Day. Talking about the freedom struggle, President Kovind called all the freedom fighters as "extraordinary."
New Delhi, August 14: President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on August 14 on the eve of the 72nd Independence Day from the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The address will be broadcast from 7:00 pm on the entire national network of the All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all the channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version, it said. The broadcast of the address in Hindi and English will be followed by broadcast in regional channels of Doordarshan, the statement said.
"The AIR will broadcast regional language versions from 8:00 pm onwards on its respective regional networks," it said. As the President of India, this will be the second Independence Day address by President Ram Nath Kovind. He took office on 25 July, 2017.
Last year in his speech on the eve of Independence Day, President Kovind had lauded major decisions by the Narendra Modi government including demonetisation and Goods & Services Tax. He had also stressed on the importance of education and technology.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from Red Fort in Delhi on August 15. The Prime Minister had called for suggestions for his I-Day address following which he had received over 30,000 responses to choose from.
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