Highlights
- PM Modi first unveiled the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Earlier on January 23, PM Modi had inaugurated the hologram statue of Netaji here on his birth anniversary. Today, he finally unveiled the 28ft tall statue that now stands under the canopy near India Gate.
- Thereafter, he went on to launch the Kartavya path. “The symbol of Gulami, Kingsway or Rajpath is now history. It has been erased forever. A new history has been made in the form of Kartavya Path,” the PM said.
- “The country gets new energy and inspiration today”, he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 unveiled the 28-ft Netaji statue and inaugurated the revamped Central Vista Avenue in New Delhi.
Subash Chandra Bose Statue unveiled at Central Vista Avenue:
PM Narendra Modi also unveiled the jet black granite statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose near India Gate, New Delhi on Thursday. The 28ft tall statue now stands under the canopy near India Gate.
PM Modi also pays tribute to the statue. “Today, a huge statue of Netaji Subash Chandra has been installed near the India Gate. During British rule, a statue of a representative of the Britishers stood here. With the installation of the statue of Netaji, we’ve established a new path for empowered India” said PM Modi after the inauguration.
Central Vista Avenue formation: Prime Minister also inaugurated the newly named ‘Kartavya Path’, which stretches right from Rashtrapati Bhawan to India Gate. This newly named path will now have red granite walkways with greenery all around. The path will from now on have state-wise food stalls, amenity blocks, refurbished canals and vending kiosks.
This avenue covers Kartavya Path- the new avatar of Rajpath and Central Vista lawns. Reestablishing Kartavya Path, PM Modi asserts that Kingsway is history now. Also added that Country gets new energy and inspiration today.
Key Highlights of the Speech delivered by PM Modi at the inaugural event
During his speech at the inaugural event, PM Modi said Bose was forgotten after Independence. He said that Bose had a vision, he was brave. He used to say, India is not a country that will forget its proud history. The history of the country is in the blood of every Indian. Also adding that Netaji’s statue at the Kartavya Path will become a source of inspiration… In the past eight years, we have taken decisions that bear the impression of Netaji’s ideals.
End of the ‘mentality of colonization’
India is now moving beyond the mentality of colonialism, PM Modi said. Renaming of the Andaman Islands after Netaji Bose also renamed Race Course Road as Lok Kalyan Marg.
Earlier, the Indian Navy also adopted a new flag of the Indian Navy to remove all symbols of the “colonial past”. Earlier, the flag contained the Saint George’s Cross. However, it now features a national emblem with the Tricolour on the upper canton (top left corner of flag). The Indian Navy adopted a symbol of Chhatrapati Shivaji’s symbol and shed the symbol of ghulaam.
PM Modi called all these alterations not limited to symbols but rather a part of the country’s foundation. “If India had walked the path shown by Netaji after independence, it would have been a different story. But India forgot its hero,” he said.
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