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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag and give the Independence Day speech for the 11th time in a row from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi.
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The PM's address typically begins at 7:30 am and during the speech PM Modi is expected to lay out government's agenda, make important policy and programme announcements, present the report card and also address the burning issues.
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His first Independence Day address of his third term will take him past Manmohan Singh, who has unfurled tricolour 10 times from the ramparts of Red Fort during 2004-2014.
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With this, PM Modi will be behind Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, who did the honours 17 and 16 times respectively.
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The theme for the Independence Day 2024 celebration is "Viksit Bharat", which reflects the government's vision to transform India into a developed nation by 2047.
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The Independence Day 2024 event will be streamed live on the Press Information Bureau (PIB) YouTube channel, as well as on social media platforms X via @PIB_India and the PMO X handle.
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Viewers can also watch the Independence Day 2024 events on the YouTube channels of Narendra Modi and Doordarshan National.
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