PM's address from the Ramparts of Red Fort in New Delhi

PM Narendra Modi was seen with a typical Rajasthani-style headgear when he arrived for 69th Independence Day celebration in Red Fort. Very impressive style of his own indeed although some might mistake him for a smart and attentive guard at the main entrance of a five star hotel in any major city of India. Made a very long speech - sometimes the audience getting restive over too much of a narration on each topic of his choice inasmuch as they were expecting a spirited speech like last time.

His new announcements like "Start up" and " Stand up" were intended to reiterate his resolve to industrialise the nation quickly and effectively with the extension of assistance to the youths from Adivasi and Dalit communities duly sponsored @ one person each by 1.25 lakh bank branches spread all over India. Such a slogan would have carried much conviction provided he elaborated simultaneously on the steps taken by his government in implementing " Make in India", "Digital India" or "Skill India" so far. So the audience on the spot or theTeam India of 1.25 billion people would now expect him to deliver on what he promises in the days to come. A much more chivalrous applaud and admiration are awaited from the citizens in the next Day.

Corruption was an issue touched by him with earnestness and determination by quoting a larger figure of prosecution cases dealt with by CBI during the last one year and adoption of transparency in GOI functioning by public auction of natural resources like coal, spectrum etc. He was boastful of his ministers being non-corrupt so far. What happens to the corruption faced by the common man in the streets of cities, towns and villages of this country in their day to day contact / affairs with the government and semi government agencies for goods and services? The PM has no answer or probably not felt the necessity of doing something in this regard with the help of the CMs ruling BJP- led governments to begin with. No such road map was unveiled during his address this time. Let us hope he does it next time surely. 

Similarly he could have dealt with the follow up action initiated and ensured on several MOUs signed in his presence by India and a dozen countries he had visited so far. People were certainly entitled to know the extent of action taken on "Swatch Bharat" , Development of Varanasi City, Model Village Campaign adopted by the MPs of Indian Parliament etc. etc...

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