On the auspicious occasion of the 77th Independence Day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi extended his heartiest wishes to the people of the country and called Bharat Mata as the voice of every Indian.
The Congress leader on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) said, "Bharat Mata is the voice of every Indian! Happy Independence Day to all the countrymen."
All about Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Mata' tweet on I-Day
The post on social media platform Twitter, which is now rebranded as X, delineated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's experience of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', a 145-day-long procession that started from the edge of the sea in south and culminated in the snow of Kashmir.
"Last year I spent a hundred and forty-five days walking across the land I call home. I started at the edge of the sea and walked through heat, dust and rain. Through forests, towns and hills, until I reached the soft snow of my beloved Kashmir," he said.
Gandhi also reiterated the pain he faced while continuing his yatra and the motivation that helped him in continuing the yatra.
"Within a few days, the pain arrived. My old knee injury, one that hours of physiotherapy had banished, was back. A few days into the walk, my physio joined us, he came and gave me sage advice. The pain remained. And then I started to notice something. Every time I would think about stopping, every time I considered giving up, someone would come and gift me the energy to continue," he said.
"The Yatra progressed. But soon the numbers of people became so large, the pain so persistent that I started to observe and listen," he added.
Independence Day celebrations in Delhi
PM Modi hoisted the national flag from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort on Tuesday morning to a 21-gun salute and then address the nation.
In view of the 77th Independence Day celebrations, beefed up security measures have been deployed by the Delhi Police in the national capital.
Ahead of Independence Day, several iconic buildings and monuments across the nation have been illuminated in the Tricolours lights.
Old Delhi Railway Station, New Delhi Railway Station and India Gate were light-up as the city soaks in Independence Day fervour.
