<p>New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a> on Thursday greeted people on 78th <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/independence-day">Independence Day</a> and said, "freedom is our biggest protective shield".</p>.<p>Wishing people on Independence Day, Gandhi said, "For us, freedom is not just a word – it is our biggest protective shield, rooted in constitutional and democratic values." </p>.<p>It is the power of expression, the ability to speak the truth and the hope to fulfil dreams, the former Congress chief said in a post on X.</p>.<p>Gandhi attended the Independence Day event at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/red-fort">Red Fort</a> and later also participated in the flag hoisting ceremony at the AICC headquarters.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a> on Thursday greeted people on 78th <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/independence-day">Independence Day</a> and said, "freedom is our biggest protective shield".</p>.<p>Wishing people on Independence Day, Gandhi said, "For us, freedom is not just a word – it is our biggest protective shield, rooted in constitutional and democratic values." </p>.<p>It is the power of expression, the ability to speak the truth and the hope to fulfil dreams, the former Congress chief said in a post on X.</p>.<p>Gandhi attended the Independence Day event at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/red-fort">Red Fort</a> and later also participated in the flag hoisting ceremony at the AICC headquarters.</p>