From Narendra Modi to Sitaram Yechury, politicians hail India on 71st Independence Day

On the occasion of the 71st Independence Day, several political leaders and famous personalities took to Twitter to wish their followers and call for a better India. [caption id=“attachment_3932783” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Red Fort on Tuesday. PIB[/caption] Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave his fourth Independence Day address at Red Fort later on Tuesday morning, was among the first ones to convey his wishes to  “fellow Indians” on the micro-blogging website. The Aam Aadmi Party took the opportunity to raise the issue of women safety in the country. Through AAP’s Twitter handle, Arvind Kejriwal shared his message on the need for increased measures to make women feel safer. “In the last 70 years, has the women safety increased or decreased? While the country has progressed all these years, our women have continued to feel unsafe. We need to bring change,” he said in the video. The Delhi chief minister also called for greater punishment against those committing crime against women. CPM leader Sitaram Yechury, defence minister Arun Jaitley, Union minister Smriti Irani, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, and former president Pranab Mukherjee were among the other political leaders who tweeted to wish Indians on the Independence Day morning. Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi asked for ‘freedom from fear’ for children in unsafe environment, while sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik shared his artwork at Puri beach in Odisha, honouring farmers and soldiers of the country. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi skipped conveying his greetings on his official Twitter account.

#स्वतंत्रतादिवस के शुभ अवसर पर सभी देशवासियों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई। जय हिन्द! Independence Day greetings to my fellow Indians. Jai Hind.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 15, 2017

#स्वतंत्रतादिवस के शुभ अवसर पर सभी देशवासियों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई। जय हिन्द! Independence Day greetings to my fellow Indians. Jai Hind.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 15, 2017

“महिलाओं के साथ गलत काम करने वालो को ऐसी सजा दो कि अगर अगली बार कोई करे तो उसकी रूह काँप जाए” - @ArvindKejriwal #IndependenceDayWithAK pic.twitter.com/UIuMkU1SEt

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) August 15, 2017

Greetings to all on our Independence Day. So much done and so much remains to be accomplished. #August15 #InquilabZindabad #JaiHind pic.twitter.com/qDPNqsBZi0

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) August 15, 2017

Vande Matram! Wish you a very Happy Independence Day. Let's pledge for a better, stronger and a more united India. Jai Hind 🇮🇳❤🙏 pic.twitter.com/8Hsdv5F978

— Dr Kumar Vishvas (@DrKumarVishwas) August 15, 2017

This Independence Day, let us all come together to light up the lives of the people & work towards PM @NarendraModi's vision of a New India. pic.twitter.com/Y8Myyj1e8B

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 15, 2017

On the eve of India's 71st Independence Day, I extend my heartfelt greetings to all Indians in India & abroad. #BeIndependent

— Pranab Mukherjee Legacy Foundation- PMLF (@CitiznMukherjee) August 14, 2017

#Independenceday pic.twitter.com/fWCmRrCfcm

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 15, 2017

Celebrating Independence Day at residence pic.twitter.com/JPO0MmsLdg

— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) August 15, 2017

I wish everybody Peace, Harmony and Happiness on this occasion of #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/cJYhEGbZ6C

— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 15, 2017

Happy Independence Day! I love my India. Proud to be Indian.. #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/DsuMHai1If

— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) August 14, 2017

Happy #IndependenceDayIndia. I salute the heroes who made it possible for us to live in freedom & peace & soldiers protecting our freedom.

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) August 15, 2017

Happy Independence Day.. #IndependenceDayIndia

— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) August 15, 2017

Bharat, much has been done, much needs to be done. Onus of being a great nation is upon us all. Blessings. - Sg #IndependenceDayIndia

— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) August 15, 2017

Behind the scenes with seniors @JPNadda ji @rsprasad ji@drharshvardhan ji#IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/TtIM0B3Hn4

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 15, 2017

Let's celebrate 70 years of #IndependenceDayIndia by giving back a safe childhood to every child. Let's march towards #FreedomFromFear.

— Kailash Satyarthi (@k_satyarthi) August 15, 2017

My SandArt with message #JaiJawan ; #JaiKishan ; #JaiVigyan at Puri beach in Odisha. Happy #IndependenceDayIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/J6fGyN0uIa

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) August 15, 2017

India@70. Gorgeous. Happy Independence Day. pic.twitter.com/ZncvbT7DEi

— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) August 15, 2017

They gave their tomorrow for our today...A lot has been done but a lot still needs to be done. Happy #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/PxPAXYpfUT

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2017

There's a bunch of people who have to go to work on this holiday. This #IndependenceDayIndia Shout out is for them :-) pic.twitter.com/xAZSo6McWZ

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) August 15, 2017