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India's priceless power

                                                         which is called the mother of
                                                         democracy


                                                         British had left India saying that after their
                                                         departure, the country will be shattered, they did
                                                         not think that India would flourish as the world's
                                                         largest democracy. But Sabka Prayas became the
                                                         priceless power of India...











           We have aborted challenges hurled
           at us by terrorist activities which                     Today, as we are celebrating the 'Azadi Ka

           killed our innocent countrymen.                        Amrit Mahotsav', it is an opportunity to recall
                                                                  the contributions made by those who lived
           We endured proxy war, natural                          and died for the country, dedicated their lives

           calamities, successes, failures,                       to the country during the last 75 years, and
                                                                  protected the country and fulfilled the country's
           hopes, and despair yet remained                        resolutions; be it the army personnel, police
           undaunted at all such junctures.                       personnel, bureaucrats, public representatives,
                                                                  administrators of the local self-government,
                                                                  state administration or central administration.
                                                                  Today we must also recall the contributions
                                                                  made by the crores of citizens of the country
                                                                  who have done everything possible to take the
                                                                  country forward despite various challenges in
                                                                  75 years.

            When we talk about the freedom                         It is true that the hundreds of years of colonial
            struggle, we cannot forget to                         rule had inflicted deep wounds on India and
                                                                  the sentiments of the Indians, but the people
            acknowledge our tribal society                        were resilient and passionate. And that's why
            living in forests. There are countless                Indians managed to revive the nation despite
            names like Bhagwan Birsa Munda,                       scarcity and denigration. When the freedom
            Sidhu-Kanhu, Alluri Sitarama Raju,                    struggle was in its final stages, all measures
            and Govind Guru, who became the                       were taken to frighten, disappoint and frustrate
                                                                  the country.
            voice of the freedom movement                          There were apprehensions that after
            and inspired my tribal brothers and                   independence when the British would leave,
            sisters, mothers and youth in the                     the country would be scattered and in
            remotest jungles to live and die for the              shambles; people would die fighting internal
            motherland.                                           wars; India would plunge into a dark age. But
            -Narendra Modi, Prime Minister                        they were not aware that this is the soil of
                                                                  India. This country has the unlimited potential
                                                                  to survive across centuries and influence even
                                                                  beyond the powerful rulers.


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