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राष्ट्र Current Affairs Freedom from the marks of slavery
special memorial for the
martyrs. But Prime Minister
Modi made it a reality in the
form of the National War
Memorial. The flame of the
Amar Jawan Jyoti was also
merged with the National
War Memorial.
Freedom from English
Kartavya Path: dominance in the general
Mughal Garden became Amrit Udyan budget
Kingsway which was made
Until the year 2000, the general
Amrit Udyan, spread over a vast area
for the British rulers before budget was presented in the
of 15 acres, is the soul of Rashtrapati
independence became
Bhavan. In January 2023, the name of
Rajpath after independence
the Mughal Garden was changed to
but Prime Minister Modi made
Amrit Udyan.
it Kartavya Path.
New India's own law Lok Kalyan Marg
After about 150 years, independent Prime Minister's residence was
India's own justice-oriented law came located on Race Course Road. But
into force from July 1, 2024, instead of in 2016, on the birth centenary year
the penal laws of British rule. of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, it
country at 5 pm on the last
was renamed Lok Kalyan Marg.
date of February. This tradition
Now 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon' will of British rule continued for
be played at Beating Retreat... more than five decades after
independence. This tradition
The prayer song 'Abide With Me' was created during British rule
was dropped from the Beating the so that the British rulers sitting
in London could listen to the
Retreat Ceremony which is held
budget at 11 am according to
on the third day after the Republic
their time. For the first time, Atal
Day celebrations. Kavi Pradeep's Bihari Vajpayee's government
Freedom from the laws famous song 'Ae Mere Watan Ke changed this practice and from
of the British era Logon' was included in its place. 2001, the budget started being
Indigenous cannons for gun salute
In the last 10 years, more than 1500 presented at 11 am Indian time.
laws made during the British era were Prime Minister Narendra Modi
took a step forward and changed
abolished and the lives of citizens
the date of the budget from
were made easy.
28 February to 1 February and
The Navy's flag changed broke the 92-year-old tradition
by merging the railway budget
The symbol of slavery was removed with the general budget. With
On 15 August, a 21-gun salute is
from the flag of the Indian Navy, which these steps, the country's budget
given at the Red Fort. Now, the process became completely free
showed the imprint of the colonial
use of indigenous DRDO-made from the element of slavery.
era. The red St. George's Cross was Red beacons culture ended
cannons has started for this.
removed from the new flag. In its
National War Memorial
place, a symbol inspired by the royal Prime Minister Modi ended the
culture of VIPs and the use of red
seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji has been After independence, there was
beacons. A rule of the Central
installed. a long-standing demand for a
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