In Pics: On I-Day, CM urged citizens to make Maha Covid-19-free; PM called for 'sabka prayaas'

As the country celebrates 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' marking the 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoisted the national flag and delivered the customary address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray hoisted the tricolour at Mantralaya in Mumbai and urged citizens to fight together and get rid of Covid-19.   All pictures/AFP, Satej Shinde, Bipin Kokate, Ashish Raje, Shadab Khan, Pallav Paliwal  

Updated On: 2021-08-15 04:10 PM IST

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter flies past the national flag while showering flower petals during the celebrations to mark India’s 75th Independence Day at the Red Fort in New Delhi. Pic/AFP

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray during flag hoisting ceremony at Mantralaya on the occasion of 75th Independence Day. Thackeray called upon citizens to take a pledge to together overcome the Covid-19 crisis. "Let us all resolve together that we will make Maharashtra and the country pandemic-free so that we can celebrate next Independence Day without masks and with much zeal and enthusiasm," he said.

75th Independence Day Parade by Mumbai police band and Mumbai police outside Mantrayala on Sunday

Kids with their bicycles were seen celebrating 75th Independence Day inside a society in Sion, Mumbai.

On the eve of Independence Day, a mother is seen clicking her child’s picture who is holding a national flag at Chowpatty in Mumbai.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM) was lit up in tricolour ahead of Independence Day 

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) building was illuminated in tricolour on the eve of Independence Day 

On Saturday, an under-construction building was lit up in tricolour near Ghartan Pada in Dahisar. 

Soldiers march as they arrive at the Red Fort to participate in the celebrations to mark India’s 75th Independence Day in New Delhi.

National Anthem was played at Red Fort after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the Tricolor.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter flies past the national flag while showering flower petals during the celebrations to mark India’s 75th Independence Day at the Red Fort in New Delhi. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the Tricolour to mark the nation's 75th Independence Day at the historic Red Fort. In his address, he paid tributes to the "great freedom fighters of the country" and called for "sabka prayaas" in guiding India to the path of development and prosperity.

 

National flag flies high at Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on 75th Independence Day on Sunday.

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