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Glimpse of the gathering at Red Fort on 78th Independence Day, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives to attend the
in New Delhi (ANI Photo) 78th Independence Day celebrations, at Red Fort, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

civil code to free the country from
religion-based discrimination. Modi Modi calls for protection of US Embassy
also called for a discussion over the wishes India in 22
proposed implementation of the minorities in Bangladesh
Uniform Civil Code across the coun- languages
try and asked people to give in their
suggestions. rime Minister Narendra Nobel Peace Laureate Mu- A s India celebrated its 78th
Modi on Thursday reiterated his Modi held a telephonic con- hammad Yunus, in turn, assured Independence Day on
commitment to work three times the Pversation with Mohammad that the Interim Government Thursday, the US Embassy
speed to achieve the goals of Viksit Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the would prioritise the protection, in India extended its greetings in
Bharat by 2047 and called the coun- interim government of Bangladesh safety and security of Hindus and a unique manner with several en-
trymen to join in making a 24X7 on Friday and emphasised the need all minority groups in Bangladesh, voys wishing India in all 22 sched-
commitment for 2047. “This is In- to ensure the safety and protection the PMO stated. uled Indian languages.
dia’s golden era. 2047 is awaiting our of minorities in the country. The two leaders also discussed The languages the US envoys
Viksit Bharat. Defeating the obsta- Prime Minister Modi re- ways to take the bilateral relation- wished India were Hindi, Sanskrit,
Sindhi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Dogri,
cles and challenges, this commitment affirmed India’s support for a ship forward in line with the re- Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Mai-
to go ahead with a new resolution...I democratic, stable, peaceful and spective national priorities. thili, Assamese, Meitei, Bodo, Ne-
had said earlier too that in my third progressive Bangladesh and em- Taking to social media plat- pali, Santhali, Kannada, Bengali,
term, the country would become the phasised India’s commitment to form X, PM Modi said, “Received Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Odia,
third-largest economy and I would supporting the people of Bangla- a telephone call from Professor and Urdu.
work at three times the speed. So desh through various development Muhammad Yunus, @ChiefAd- “Did you know the Indian
that the dreams of the country are re- initiatives, the PM Office stated in viserGoB. Exchanged views on the Constitution defines 22 scheduled
alised at the earliest. I’m not afraid of a press release. prevailing situation. Reiterated languages? All of us at Embassy
challenges because I live for my coun- During the call, PM Modi also India’s support for a democratic, New Delhi and the consulates in
try, countrymen. So, let’s join in 24X7 underlined the importance of en- stable, peaceful and progressive Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and
for 2047 commitment to fulfil the suring the safety and protection Bangladesh. He assured protec- Mumbai couldn’t decide which
dreams of our ancestors...” he said. of Hindus and all other minority tion, safety and security of Hindus language to use to express our
Union Minister Jitendra Singh communities in Bangladesh. and all minorities in Bangladesh.” excitement about Indian Indepen-
said that Prime Minister Naren- dence Day, so we just used them
dra Modi has rolled out a roadmap all! From every corner of the Unit-
for Viksit Bharat (developed In- on Thursday and said that today his in 2018 that Uniform Civil Code “is ed States to every corner of India...
dia) during his Independence Day whole speech was a call and a blue- neither necessary nor desirable at Happy Independence Day!” the
address from the Red Fort. After print for a New India, Empowered this stage”. US Embassy stated in a post on X.
hoisting the national flag at his res- India, and a Viksit Bharat by 2047. “The non-biological PM’s ca- Iran also wished India on the
idence on the occasion of the 78th But, targeting Prime Minister pacity for malice, mischief, and ma- occasion of 78th Independence
Independence Day, the Union Min- Narendra Modi over his “commu- ligning of history knows no bounds. Day and affirmed that it is the mu-
ister referred to PM Modi’s address. nal civil code” remarks during his It was on full display today from the tual agenda of the two nations to
“The PM’s address to the nation on address on Independence Day, Con- Red Fort. To say that we have had a bolster all-round relations. “The
Islamic Republic of Iran extends
Independence Day is kind of a dec- gress leader Jairam Ramesh said that “communal civil code” till now is a its sincere congratulations to the
laration of intent of the government’s the comments were an insult to Dr gross insult to Dr Ambedkar, who friendly nation and government
past achievements and the roadmap BR Ambedkar, who was the greatest was the greatest champion of reforms of the Republic of #India on their
ahead...” champion of reforms in Hindu per- in Hindu personal laws that became Independence Day. Strengthening
Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha sonal law. a reality by the mid-1950s. These re- all-round relations is on the mutual
Harivansh lauded Prime Minister Jairam Ramesh also said the forms had been bitterly opposed by agenda of the two nations,” Iran’s
Narendra Modi’s speech from the Law Commission appointed by the the RSS and the Jan Sangh,” Jairam Foreign Ministry stated on X.
Red Fort on 78th Independence Day BJP-led NDA government had said Ramesh said in a post on X.

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