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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi greeted people on 78th Independence Day and said “freedom is our biggest protective shield”.
Wishing people on Independence Day, Gandhi said, “For us, freedom is not just a word, it is our biggest protective shield, rooted in constitutional and democratic values.”
It is the power of expression, the ability to speak the truth and the hope to fulfil dreams, the former Congress chief said in a post on X.
सभी देशवासियों को स्वतंत्रता दिवस की शुभकामनाएं।
हमारे लिए स्वतंत्रता सिर्फ एक शब्द नहीं – संवैधानिक और लोकतांत्रिक मूल्यों में पिरोया हुआ हमारा सबसे बड़ा सुरक्षा कवच है।
यह शक्ति है अभिव्यक्ति की, क्षमता है सच बोलने की और उम्मीद है सपनों को पूरा करने की।
जय हिंद। 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/foLmlSyJDk
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 15, 2024
Gandhi attended the Independence Day event at the Red Fort and later also participated in the flag hoisting ceremony at the AICC headquarters.
Later on the day , Rahul Gandhi again requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit violence-hit Manipur and impress upon both the central and state governments to work towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict there at the earliest.
Gandhi said on Thursday, he met a group of Manipuri people living in Delhi who shared their heartbreaking struggles since ethnic clashes broke out in the northeastern state.
“They spoke of the pain of being separated from loved ones and the physical and mental toll the conflict has taken on their communities,” Gandhi said in a post on X.
Today, I met with a group of Manipuri people living in Delhi who shared their heartbreaking struggles since the onset of the conflict in their region. They spoke of the pain of being separated from loved ones and the physical and mental toll the conflict has taken on their… pic.twitter.com/VuO1azgqaz
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 15, 2024
Out of concern for their safety, they requested that their faces not be shown, fearing retribution, the Congress leader said as he shared a picture of the Manipuri people holding his hand.
“This is the harsh reality our brothers and sisters in Manipur endure — a state of constant fear,” he said.
