New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exhorted people to mark the 75th anniversary of Quit India movement by launching a mass movement of their own against “filth, poverty, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism”. He said this year’s Independence Day should be observed as ‘Sankalp Parva’, or the Day of Resolve, and the one five years later, in 2022, should be celebrated as the day of ‘Siddhi’, or attainment.
India celebrates 75 years of Quit India Movement on August 8 and 70 years of Independence on August 15.
In his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Mr Modi said, “The need for today is not ‘Do or Die’, instead it is to resolve, to come together, persevere, and work relentlessly with our utmost strength towards the making of a new India. In this month of August, we have to come together and resolve: Filth — Quit India; Poverty — Quit India; Corruption — Quit India; Terrorism — Quit India; Casteism — Quit India; Communalism — Quit India!”
