PM’s address on I-Day laudable

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a laudable address to the nation on I-Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort. This is a memorable day for all Indians. India got freedom after a great sacrifice by its men and women in their fight against the imperialistic power. They drove out Britishers and made India free on August 15, 1947. PM Modi in his laudable address from the ramparts of the Red Fort rightly vowed to fight against corruption, poverty, terrorism casteism and communalism. He again rightly warned all those committing violence in the name of religion. He has also rightly said that the social fabric must not be disturbed. India is known for peaceful co-existence. In the given situation, if anyone tried to disturb the social fabric, he would not be allowed to go unpunished. Prime Minister Modi also sent strong message against terrorism and said that it would be dealt with sternly and heavy hands. PM Modi also threw enough light on the work done by his govt. in the last three years. He said that the issue of One Rank One Pension of army men was stuck for 30-40 years, but his govt. resolved it successfully. This shows NDA govt.’s sensitivity towards the army men of the nation. PM also praised his pet decision of demonetization and said that due to it, crores of rupees was deposited in the bank and came to the knowledge of the government. It is a step towards wiping black money out. PM also talked of GST, which has recently got parliamentary approval and put into force. He said that GST would promote co-operative federalism. As usual, Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked confident, decisive and spoke for the poor of the country. PM also spoke on the issue of trouble-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir and vowed to make it heaven on earth again. He advocated for embracing Kashmiris to resolve all issues and rejecting ‘Goli’ and ‘Gaali’. He appeared to be interesting to invoke former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Insaniat, Jhambhoriat and Kashmiriat to resolve Kashmir issue. PM Modi appears to have realized that Kashmir issue cannot be resolved with bullets. Kashmir has been badly disturbed for a year now. Since the militant commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces, the entire Kashmir Valley has been on boil. The govt. of India needs to take urgent notice of the deteriorating situation in Kashmir. Narendra Modi-led NDA govt. has not been constant on Kashmir issue. Its flexible approach has made the matters worse there. Kashmir needs immediate attention of the nation. BJP should also sever ties with the PDP and come out of the govt. The recent tragic death of 60 children due to govt. apathy in BRD hospital Gorakhpur has not got enough space in PM Modi’s speech. He compared Gorakhpur tragic incident with natural calamity. How he evaded the issue of urgent attention is praiseworthy. He did so because his party is ruling the state and UP CM is handpicked by him. He did not even reprimand the CM for UP govt’s failure in maintaining the supply of oxygen. It is alleged that 60 children died only because the supply of oxygen was stopped. It was stopped because payment was not made by the Yogi govt. to the supplier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have assured the nation at least from the ramparts of the Red Forte that such criminal negligence by the state govt. would not occur again in the future. If the children continued to die in this way, how he would make a New India by 2022.