PM Modi Addresses Nation; Talks About The Insult Of Tricolour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, said that the country was sad to “see the insult of the Tricolour”. In his first remarks on the violence and vandalism that took place on the Republic day, PM noted that unprecedented chaos was unleashed on the 72nd Republic Day.
Through his radio programme “Mann ki Baat”, he addressed the national this year, PM said that the incident occurred after the country celebrated festivals like Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bihu as well as the victory of Indian cricket team against Australia along with celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
“…On January 26, seeing the insult of the Tricolour, the country was very sad,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi further urged the public to, “fill the future with new hope and newness and prove our resolve by working hard as like we showed exceptional restraint and courage last year”.
Unprecedented chaos was unleashed upon Delhi on the 72nd Republic Day as the tractor rally by the protesting farmers went off the designated course and rolled into the iconic Mughal-era Red Fort in the Old City. A protester died on the way and over 300 security forces were injured in the incident. The farmers entered the forecourt of the Red Fort, climbed its ramparts, and hoisted a religious flag on a mast outside where the Prime Minister unfurls the Tricolour every year on Independence Day.