80th Independence Day: PM Modi To Hoist Tricolour At Red Fort, ‘Vande Mataram’ First

I dia
will
celeb ate
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day
o
August
15,
with
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
leadi g
the
mai
ce emo y
at
the
Red
Fo t
amid
pat iotic
fe vou
a d
elabo ate
secu ity
a a geme ts.

Fo
the
fi st
time,
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;
will
be
e de ed
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t,
ma ki g
150
yea s
of
the
Natio al
So g& squo;s
e du i g
legacy.

The
celeb atio s
will
also
highlight
the
co t ibutio
of
‘Yuva
Shakti& squo;
to
I dia& squo;s
jou ey
towa ds

Viksit
Bha at
@2047,
the
Defe ce
Mi ist y
said.

PM
Modi
To
I spect
Gua d
Of
Ho ou

Upo
his
a ival
at
the
Red
Fo t,
Modi
will
be
eceived
by
Defe ce
Mi iste
Raj ath
Si gh,
his
deputy
Sa jay
Seth
a d
Defe ce
Sec eta y
Rajesh
Kuma
Si gh.

The
Defe ce
Sec eta y
will
i t oduce
the
Ge e al
Office
Comma di g
(GOC),
Delhi
A ea,
Lt
Ge
Rajesh
Sethi,
to
the
P ime
Mi iste .
The
GOC
will
the
esco t
Modi
to
the
saluti g
base,
whe e
a
combi ed
I te -Se vices
a d
Delhi
Police
Gua d
will
p ese t
a
ge e al
salute.

Modi
will
subseque tly
i spect
the
Gua d
of
Ho ou .

The
co ti ge t
will
comp ise
o e
office
a d
24
pe so el
each
f om
the
A my,
Navy,
Ai
Fo ce
a d
Delhi
Police.
The
I dia
A my
is
the
coo di ati g
se vice
fo
this
yea ‘s
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s.

T ack:
The
Gua d
of
Ho ou
will
be
comma ded
by
Lt
Col
A ju
Si gh,
while
Maj
Aditya
Sha ma,
Lt
Cd
Neelam
Ra a,
Sq
Ld
Vipi
Kuma
a d
Additio al
DCP
Vi eet
Kuma
will
lead
the
A my,
Navy,
Ai
Fo ce
a d
Delhi
Police
co ti ge ts
espectively.

T icolou
Hoisti g,
21-Gu
Salute

Afte
i specti g
the
Gua d
of
Ho ou ,
Modi
will
p oceed
to
the
Red
Fo t
ampa ts,
whe e
the
GOC,
Delhi
A ea,
will
esco t
him
to
the
dais
fo
the
hoisti g
of
the
atio al
flag.

Capt
So ia
Si gh
Chauha
will
assist
the
P ime
Mi iste
du i g
the
flag
hoisti g,
which
will
coi cide
with
a
21-gu
salute
fi ed
by
the
1721
Field
Batte y
(Ce emo ial).

The
ce emo ial
batte y
will
use
i dige ous
105mm
Light
Field
Gu s
a d
will
be
comma ded
by
Maj
Pawa
Si gh
Shekhawat.

T ack:
The
Natio al
Flag
Gua d,
comp isi g
pe so el
f om
the
A my,
Navy,
Ai
Fo ce
a d
Delhi
Police,
will
p ese t
the
Rasht iya
Salute
du i g
the
flag
hoisti g.

‘Va de
Mata am& squo;
To
Be
Su g
At
Red
Fo t

Followi g
the
hoisti g
of
the
T icolou ,
the
A my
ba d
will
play
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;,
with
eve yo e
p ese t
at
the
Red
Fo t
joi i g
i
the
Natio al
So g.

The
Natio al
A them
will
be
e de ed
the eafte .

The
ba d
will
comp ise
o e
JCO
a d
25
othe
a ks
a d
will
be
co ducted
by
Subeda
Ishwa
Si gh.

T ack:
This
will
be
the
fi st
time
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;
is
bei g
e de ed
as
pa t
of
the
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t.

IAF
Helicopte s
To
Showe
Flowe
Petals

As
the
atio al
flag
is
hoisted,
two
I dia
Ai
Fo ce
Mi-17
helicopte s
will
showe
flowe
petals
ove
the
ve ue.

O e
helicopte
will
ca y
the
atio al
flag,
while
the
othe
will
ca y
a
flag
depicti g
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;.

The
helicopte s
will
be
piloted
by
Wg
Cd
Rajat
a d
Sq
Ld
A kit
Va sh ey.

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T ack:
The
ae ial
ce emo y
will
be
followed
by
Modi& squo;s
add ess
to
the
atio
f om
the
Red
Fo t
ampa ts.

2,500
NCC
Cadets,
My
Bha at
Volu tee s
To
Si g
Natio al
So g

Afte
the
P ime
Mi iste ‘s
speech,
2,500
Natio al
Cadet
Co ps
(NCC)
cadets
a d
My
Bha at
volu tee s
will
si g
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;,
followed
by
the
Natio al
A them.

They
will
be
seated
alo g
Gya path
opposite
the
Red
Fo t
ampa ts
i
a
fo matio
spelli g
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;.

View
cutte s
depicti g
the
theme
‘Viksit
Bha at
@2047& squo;
will
also
be
i stalled
at
Gya path.

T ack:
The
pa ticipatio
of
NCC
cadets
a d
My
Bha at
volu tee s
will
fo m
a
key
pa t
of
this
yea ‘s
youth-focused
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s.

5,000
Special
Guests
To
Atte d

Nea ly
5,000
special
guests
f om
diffe e t
walks
of
life
have
bee
i vited
to
wit ess
the
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t.

They
i clude
I te atio al
Yoga
Day
volu tee s,
wome
e t ep e eu s
u de
the
PM
Mud a
Yoja a,
high-pe fo mi g
MY
Bha at
volu tee s,
PMAY(U)
be eficia ies
a d
st eet
ve do s
cove ed
u de
PM
SVANidhi.

Mo e
tha
1,500
people
f om
diffe e t
states
a d
U io
Te ito ies,
d essed
i
t aditio al
I dia
atti e,
have
also
bee
i vited.

T ack:
The
gove me t
has
also
o ga ised
ba d
pe fo ma ces
at
343
p omi e t
locatio s
ac oss
the
cou t y
to
e cou age
pat iotic
pa ticipatio
amo g
citize s.

I depe de ce
Day
Celeb atio s
Ac oss
I dia

While
the
mai
ce emo y
will
take
place
at
the

Red
Fo t,
flag-hoisti g
ce emo ies
a d
cultu al
p og ammes
will
also
be
o ga ised
i
state
capitals
a d
cities
a d
tow s
ac oss
the
cou t y.

The
celeb atio s
this
yea
will
combi e
the
150-yea
legacy
of
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;
with
a
focus
o
I dia’s
youth
a d
the
visio
of
Viksit
Bha at
@2047.

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