BREAKING NEWS: Rahul Gandhi, Kharge Skip Red Fort Ceremony | 80th Independence Day 2026

The
80th
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t
wit essed
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
add essi g
the
atio
as
pa t
of
the
official
atio al
ce emo y.
Howeve ,
the
abse ce
of
two
p omi e t
Co g ess
leade s—Lok
Sabha
Leade
of
Oppositio
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
Co g ess
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge—became
a
majo
talki g
poi t
afte
the
fo mal
p og amme
co cluded.
Acco di g
to
the
i fo matio
p ovided,
eithe
Rahul
Ga dhi
o
Mallika ju
Kha ge
atte ded
the
I depe de ce
Day
ce emo y
held
at
the
Red
Fo t.
Thei
abse ce
d ew
atte tio
because
the
eve t
is
ega ded
as
a
sig ifica t
atio al
occasio
that
t aditio ally
b i gs
togethe
leade s
ac oss
political
pa ties.
The
discussio
su ou di g
the
ce emo y
emphasised
that
I depe de ce
Day
is
a
atio al
celeb atio
that
goes
beyo d
political
diffe e ces.
The
occasio
is
mea t
to
ho ou
the
f eedom
fighte s
who
sac ificed
thei
lives
fo
I dia& squo;s
i depe de ce,
celeb ate
the
cou t y& squo;s
democ atic
jou ey
a d
look
towa d
the
futu e
with
a
se se
of
atio al
commitme t.
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi& squo;s
add ess
was
the
ce t al
focus
of
the
ce emo y,
with
his
speech
highlighti g
I dia& squo;s
developme t
p io ities
a d
the
di ectio
the
cou t y
should
take
i
the
comi g
yea s.
The
b oade
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
also
eflected
themes
of
atio al
u ity,
p og ess,
youth
pa ticipatio
a d
I dia& squo;s
ambitio s
fo
the
futu e.
The
abse ce
of
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
Mallika ju
Kha ge
the efo e
eme ged
as
a
impo ta t
political
developme t
alo gside
the
atio al
celeb atio s.
It
aises
questio s
about
Oppositio
pa ticipatio
i
majo
official
eve ts
a d
whethe
political
diffe e ces
should
be
kept
aside
du i g
occasio s
of
atio al
impo ta ce.
The
developme t
is
expected
to
ge e ate
fu the
political
discussio
betwee
the
uli g
establishme t
a d
the
Co g ess,
while
the
Red
Fo t
ce emo y
itself
emai s
a
symbol
of
I dia& squo;s
i depe de ce
a d
atio al
ide tity.

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