PM
Modi
at
the
Red
Fo t
du i g
last
yea ‘s
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio .
(File
photo)
NEW
DELHI:
Va de
Mata am
will
be
su g
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t
fo
the
fi st
time
du i g
this
yea ‘s
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s,
which
will
be
led
by
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi,
acco di g
to
a
stateme t
by
the
defe ce
mi ist y.The
occasio
will
also
ma k
150
yea s
of
Va de
Mata am.
PM
Modi
will
u fu l
the
Natio al
Flag
a d
add ess
the
atio
f om
the
histo ic
mo ume t
i
Delhi.”Va de
Mata am
will
be
su g
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t
fo
the
fi st
time,”
the
stateme t
said.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
This
yea ‘s
celeb atio s
will
focus
o
Yuva
Shakti,
highlighti g
the
co t ibutio
of
I dia’s
you g
populatio
to
the
cou t y’s
jou ey
towa ds
becomi g
a
Viksit
Bha at
by
2047.Pa liame t
ece tly
passed
the
P eve tio
of
I sults
to
Natio al
Ho ou
(Ame dme t)
Bill,
exte di g
legal
p otectio
to
Va de
Mata am
agai st
acts
of
i sult
a d
placi g
the
atio al
so g
o
a
legal
footi g
simila
to
that
of
the
atio al
a them.The
legislatio
t igge ed
a
b ief
political
debate
i
the
Lok
Sabha,
with
the
DMK
opposi g
it
a d
accusi g
the
gove me t
of
usi g
the
atio al
so g
to
“divide”
the
cou t y.The
BJP,
howeve ,
defe ded
the
ame dme t,
sayi g
it
would
e su e
that
citize s
ca
show
espect
to
Va de
Mata am
without
hi d a ce.
