Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
6 fishermen couple and 2 artisans from Gujarat will participate in the Independence Day Celebrations at Red Fort
Around 1,800 special guests from all over India will be attending the Independence Day Flag hoisting by the Prime Minister of India at the Red Fort on 15th August this year.
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12 AUG 2023 7:31PM by PIB Ahmedabad
Six fishermen along with their spouses and two artisans from Gujarat will be part of special invitees to witness the Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort, Delhi on August 15, 2023. They are among around 1,800 persons who have been invited to listen to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s address to the nation from the Red Fort. The initiative to invite the people from all walks of life, across India, and be a part of the celebrations has been taken by the Government in line with its vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’.
Kaneiyalal Solanki from Nana Khara village in Amreli district is very happy to receive an invitation to witness the historic ceremony and said, “It is an honour to attend this celebration in Delhi in person with my wife Manjulaben. No Prime Minister before Shri Narendra Modi thought about inviting a fisherman for such a prestigious event at the Red Fort.”
Expressing similar sentiments, Shri Tulsibhai Gohel along with his wife Ruxmaniben , a fisherman from Veraval in Gir Somnath district said that he was very happy to receive an invitation from the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to attend the celebrations at Red Fort in New Delhi.
Two artisans from Gujarat are also part of special invitees to attend the event in Delhi. Prajapati Ashvin kumar, a potter and Luhar Sidhik Hasan, a blacksmith would be attending the event at the Red Fort on 15th August 2023.
As India completes 75 years of Independence this year, sarpanches of Vibrant Villages, teachers, nurses, farmers, fisherman, shram yogis who helped build the Central Vista Project in New Delhi, khadi sector workers, national award winning school teachers, Border Roads Organisation workers and those who helped and worked for the Amrit Sarovar Projects and Har Ghar Jal Yojana Projects, implemented in various parts of the country, have been invited along with their spouse to attend the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi this year.
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