Vice President greets people on Independence day eve

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people on the occasion of Independence Day and urged them to strive towards building a New India by eliminating poverty, illiteracy and corruption. In a message, he said, 'we salute our valiant freedom fighters whose sacrifices brought freedom to our country from oppressive colonial rule. Let us resolve this Independence Day to strive towards building a New India by eliminating poverty, illiteracy and corruption,' he added.

Extending warm greetings on the occasion, Mr Naidu said 'let us take pride in the remarkable progress achieved by our nation in various fields and salute our valiant freedom fighters whose sacrifices brought freedom to our country from oppressive colonial rule.' As India marched ahead as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, he wanted every citizen should work towards 'upholding the country’s civilisational values and strengthening its unity and integrity', the Vice President's Secretariat said in a release.